Benefits of Sport & Remedial Massage: an overview

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Benefits of Sport & Remedial Massage

• Injury prevention
• Enhanced training
• Greater energy
• Pain reduction & management
• Faster recovery
• Increased flexibility & agility
• Improved mobility & range of movement
• Functional muscle balance
• Normalised fluid movement (blood & lymph)
• Emotional relaxation and stimulation
• Increased body stamina
• Reduced soft tissue tension & binding
• Improved physical & mental performances

Benefits for systems of the body:

• Skeletal system: reduced thickening of connective tissue, restore range of movement, decrease stress on joints and bones, improve muscle tone balance 
• Muscular system: release tension, decrease stiffness, decrease spasms, decrease restrictions, decrease adhesions, normalise scar tissue, improve tissue functionality 
• Cardiovascular system: increase blood flow, increase oxygen and nutrient uptake, remove of toxins and waste products 
• Nervous system: increase endorphin production, stimulate and soothe sensory receptors (decrease pain), proprioceptive balance restoration, deactivate trigger points 
• Digestive system: improve peristalis and fluid movement 
• Lymphatic system: increase white blood count & lymph movement