Sports Massage

Sports massage therapy can help drive your sporting achievements and also can be considered in a range of different circumstances: muscle aches and pains, injured muscles from sport or similar activity. lower back pain and sciatica. A sports massage in Maidenhead can benefit you also through injury prevention and event recovery.

Sports massage is a form of massage which involves the manipulation of soft tissue to benefit a person who is engaged in regular physical activity. Soft tissue consists of the connective tissue that has not hardened into bone and cartilage; it includes skin, muscles, tendons, ligaments etc. Sports massage is designed to assist in correcting problems and imbalances in soft tissue that are caused from repetitive and strenuous physical activity and trauma. The application of sports massage, prior to and after exercise, may help to improve sporting performance, aid recovery and prevent injury.
 
Massage is recorded as one of the earliest forms of physical therapy and was used over 3000 years ago in countries such as China, India and Greece. Its popular use in the Western world is credited to the work of Per Henrik Ling (1776 - 1839), who developed the form of massage now known as Swedish massage. Ling developed a particular style of sports massage and exercise to help fencers and gymnasts, gaining international recognition in the process. Many of his ideas have formed the foundations of modern sports massage. Today, there are many forms of massage available to assist sports men and women in maintaining their health and wellbeing. Sports massage has been accepted in America, Canada and Australia for many years now, while in the UK, massage for sports only became known and more widely used in the 1990s.