Sports Massage Southampton

Yes, you can exercise straight after a sports massage, however we would recommend having a lighter training rather than engaging in heavy, high intensity training. Usually, the best form of exercise after a sports massage is anything that involves light intensity cardiovascular exercise such as jogging, cycling, or swimming. 

You can have sports massage during the pregnancy, however we would advice against deep tissue or hard pressure especially around the lower back and hips. Positioning during the sports massage is also an important factor to consider. 

Due to the nature of sports massage, you may experience some pain and discomfort during the treatment, however we tailor the treatment to you tolerance. If you cannot tolerate deep tissue, we will start off light then gradually increase the pressure to stimulate adaptation. 

Yes, there’s been numerous studies showing sports massage can help with sports performance by improving your mobility, flexibility and reducing the stress you have stored in the muscles.

Sports massage is one of the best treatments to add on top of a good exercise program. Sports massage will help keep the soreness and tightness at bay, as well as improving your recovery which will allow you to go and train hard without any pains or niggles. 

Sports massage is helpful in reducing pain and stress by promoting blood flow to the muscle in pain, which will stimulate the recovery process, desensitising your nervous system and improving your pain threshold throughout the treatment. 

A sports massage can take anywhere between 30 and 60 minutes, however here at Optimal Physical Therapy we recommend 60 minutes, as to gives us the opportunity to give enough attention to each muscle individually. 

Sports massage should not be expensive. At Physical Therapy we charge a fixed rate of £40 for an hour appointment, where you will receive advice, rehabilitation exercises and assessment.