Sports Massage Modalities: Building An Athlete Up To Perform At Peak Levels
Sports Massage Modalities: Building An Athlete Up To Perform At Peak Levels
Massages have been used by mankind from as far back as three thousand years ago and in all this time many improvements have taken place in regard to type of sports massage modalities being used. The main aim is to focus on the needs of an athlete and in this day and age when more and more people are becoming interested in sports, it makes good sense to understand sports massage modalities as then this is form of massage that aids considerably in enhancing a person’s performance on the sports field and also helps in recovery as well can work to a person’s advantage.
Same As Other Types Of Massage
There are of course certain sports massage modalities that are pretty much the same as is the case with other massage modalities though in sports massage there is need for the masseur to know the anatomy as well as human physiology very well and more particularly they should know the muscular system as too the skeletal system.
If the sports massage modalities are thoroughly understood by the masseur then there is greater likelihood that a person receiving this form of massage will get to improve their performance and also be more competitive while playing their sport. Sports massage modalities should aim at improving the skill and strength as well as stamina of the athlete and in addition they should help build up supple bodies as well as improve the athlete’s speed.
Of course, there is only so much that can be achieved through sports massage and how well or poorly the athlete performs will depend on the type of sport they play and also their individual position in the team and of course, the level of competition they face. However, most sports massage modalities aim at increasing the level of an individual’s training and so helps prevent the possibilities of being injured.
You need to also be aware of any downsides to sports massage that include among other things acute traumas as well as certain diseases such as cancer and melanoma and also hemophilia. Among the more common sports massage modalities that are being used today, three stands out and these are effleurage and petisssage and also friction. These different sports massage modalities all aim at applying pressure in the direction of the heart as this helps to increase venous as well as lymphatic flow. One exception is when you need to stretch the muscle fibers in which case short strokes are applied.
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