What is Sport Therapy?
Sport therapy is an aspect of healthcare that is specifically concerned with the prevention of sports injury and rehabilitation of the patient back to optimum levels of functional, occupational and sports specific fitness, regardless of age or ability.
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- Professional indemnity insurance is held through Balens Ltd
Sports injury diagnosis
- Physical and postural
examination
- Muscle testing
- Joint range of movement
analysis
Sports & remedial massage
- Sports
massage works at a much deeper level
to cause a positive reaction in the
muscles
- Increases blood flow and drainage of
waste products which can reduce
muscle soreness
- Breaks
down adhesions within the soft
tissues leading to increased muscle
flexibility
- Addresses muscle imbalances via
application of advanced stretching
techniques
Manual Techniques used in Sports Massage
- Neuromuscular
techniques
- Muscle Energy
Techniques
- Soft Tissue
Release
- Proprioceptive
Neuromuscular
Facilitation
- Trigger Point
Therapy
- Friction
Rehabilitation programs - prescriptive exercises
- Paramount after injury to help speed a full recovery and to avoid recurrence of injury
- Stretching and strengthening programs
- Exercises can assist with self management of a complaint
- Postural advice
- First Aid
- Tapping and Strapping
- Stretching and strengthening programs
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