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Deep Soft Tissue Massage at the Hatfield Practice
The Welwyn and Hatfield Practice specialises in all types of massage therapies. Sports, deep tissue massage, through to the more gentle forms like Aromatherapy and Swedish. We are professional and have over 20 years of experience behind us.
More and more sports and fitness enthusiasts include massage as a part of their conditioning programmes. Deep Tissue Massage at the Hatfield Practice is not just for the professional athlete or the person who is training for the Olympics. It is for everyone and needs to be looked at as a health benefit and not a luxury.
People just like you and me are including deep tissue massage as part of their regular healthy living programmes. Almost anyone can benefit from treatment, athlete or not.Whenever you exercise or exert yourself heavily, small amounts of swelling occur in the muscle because of tiny tears. Therefore your Hatfield massage treatment, after the event,will help reduce the swelling, loosen tired, stiff muscles, help maintain flexibility, promote circulation and more oxygen to the muscle, and help to remove the waste products of energy generation.
At the Hatfield Practice our deep neuro – muscular massage will help speed up recovery time and alleviate any soreness. Below are descriptions of the more common forms of deep tissue massage Local Hatfield Athletes from most sports use deep tissue massage Sports variant as part of their training programme.
Before and after competition our massage in Hatfield Practice is tailor made for their sport. In fact a number of our athletes have attributed Sports Massage as a primary reason for their performances and longevity.
For the athlete massage can help improve performance, increase endurance, and help lower fatigue levels. By reducing fatigue, athletes can train better with longer and more effective workouts. When you choose to receive massage between your workouts, there is a high increase in your recovery time.
BENEFITS OF DEEP TISSUE MASSAGE | Hatfield Practice
Commonly known benefits include from Hatfield Practice massage include relaxation, improved circulation and relief of muscle tension.Fitness enthusiasts/athletes will find that these forms of deep tissue massage help to improve their flexibility; muscles tend not to be as sore and stiff. Our Hatfield massage helps in their recovery time, and reduces the anxiety of athletic competition. Conditions, which in general respond well to deep tissue techniques are: muscle pain and stiffness, strains, sprains, repetitive strain injuries, sore spots and muscle tension. It should be noted that even though these forms of massage will help certain injuries to heal you should also seek medical advice, as some injuries may need to be immobilised. Deep Tissue Massage at The Welwyn and Hatfield Practice is safe and effective, and if performed correctly should make you feel loose and refreshed. Holistic therapy does really make you feel wonderful.
SWEDISH MASSAGE
Most people who have not had a sports massage before will start with this type of massage. It includes the full body approach and is a lighter form of deep neuro – muscular deep tissue massage. The treatment works by penetrating just the top layer of your muscles. It is probably the most common form of massage. Its main goal is to aid your relaxation, relieve stiffness, tension and improve your circulation. The therapist applies oil to your skin and uses flowing strokes and kneading movements to relieve tension in your muscles. The treatment incorporates light and deep movements, allowing your mind and body to unwind through the release of tension from your muscles, also stimulating your body’s circulatory systems. Long-term benefits can include an overall feeling of well-being and increased confidence. It may also help to improve your muscle tone and the appearance of your skin.
MEDICAL / CLINICAL AND REMEDIAL MASSAGE
At the Welwyn and Hatfield practice we specialise in these forms of healing massage. Our treatment employs a variety of Deep Tissue manipulation /massage techniques to aid injury recovery. These styles get down into the muscles that are under the top layer of your skin. They tend to be deeper, slower, and more muscle specific to help resolve pain. There are forms of massage that can help remedy specific acute and chronic conditions such as frozen shoulder, neck pain, migraine and sciatica. This type of massage is more focused vigorous and uses various movement strokes to loosen your muscles. It helps break patterns of tension, chronic pain, including inflammation-related pain such as tendonitis, and improves range of motion.
SPORTS MASSAGE
Sports Massage therapy is a form of deep soft tissue manipulation that uses several specific techniques to treat physically active individuals, anyone involved in heavy-duty physical activities and sport performance who may be more vulnerable to injury because of the stresses placed on their body by exertion. Sports massage can relieve niggling aches and pains before they develop more serious overuse injuries. It can also be great for post event relaxation and recovery, and help to relieve stress, tension, and fatigue. Sports massage is generally used to provide rehabilitation from soft tissue injury, to maintain muscular conditioning and joint flexibility for competition, in order to maximise athletic potential. In addition it eases the effects caused by severe exercise such as myofascial shortening i.e. restrictions in your body’s contractile (muscle) and non-contractile supportive (fascia) connective tissues. Therefore it can help keep your body flexible, aid your performance, and assist you in rehabilitation from injuries. Sports massage can be used to help you prepare for physical activity, assist in the prevention of injuries, and aid in your recovery from physical exertion after competition or training. Although, as its name implies, Sports massage is a form more geared towards the athlete, it is equally effective in dealing with the problems caused by heavy work and the stresses of everyday living.
