Sports massage in Colchester to help you relax, recover or release stress and tension. Release tension in your trigger points (muscle ‘knots’) in your deep tissue.
If your muscles are feeling tight and you’re having trouble recovering from a tough day, whether that’s in the gym, on the pitch, or in the office, a sports massage at Reflex-18 Sports Injury Hub in Colchester is the perfect treat your body needs.
After a massage at Reflex-18, you will leave refreshed, relaxed and energised, allowing you to go about your day feeling amazing. A sports massage as a one-off, or on a regular basis, is great for anyone, particularly athletes when a fast recovery is required.
Sports massage (soft tissue therapy) can help in many ways, including decreasing tension, improving recovery, breaking down scar tissue, identifying areas that could potentially lead to injuries, improving flexibility, decreasing pain and helping relaxation.
Anyone from elite sports people trying to recover as quickly as possible for their next training session to office workers that are suffering from neck pain sat at their desk.
Sports Massage
30 mins – £30
45 mins – £45
60 mins – £60
Lead Sports Massage
30 mins – £35
45 mins – £50
60 mins – £65
You may be asked to remove layers of clothing to see the area. Please come suitably dressed to avoid this as much as possible.
When you enter the clinic you will be greeted by a friendly clinician. They will take a full history of your condition and ask you some questions to get to know you, what your goals are, what you enjoy and how your problem is affecting your day to day life. They will then perform a physical assessment in order to confirm diagnosis and then discuss with you an appropriate treatment plan. They will spend time making sure you understand the situation and then will provide you with the treatment you need. It may be that you would benefit from the expertise of another professional in the clinic and in that case your physio may discuss you with the other clinician, or arrange for you to see them too.
A sports massage is a form of hands on treatment, whereby a variety of massage strokes at differing pressures stimulate the body’s muscles and tissues. A sports massage encourages blood flow which reduces muscle and tissue tightness and also increases tissue flexibility. This enables the body to relax and can aid recovery from high intensity exercise.
Pregnant women should avoid having a deep tissue massage as they can experience adverse effects, however, a light massage is ok for relaxation purposes.
During a deep tissue massage an increased pressure is utilised by the practitioner which may be slightly more uncomfortable at times, however, a sports massage should not hurt.
A sports massage can be used prior to performance to prepare the individual for performance. The massage technique effleurage consisting of light fast strokes increases tissue circulation and stimulates muscles. This provides a warm up effect to the body’s muscles and tissues and can be beneficial for performance. Massage can also have a positive psychological effect on individuals, providing a sense of readiness for performance.
A sports massage can be performed alongside other treatments to optimise the bodies ability to recover and enable a quicker recovery process.
A sports massage provides physiological effects to the body; including increased muscle circulation, increased flexibility, and reduced muscle tightness to elevate aches and pain. The psychological effects of a sports massage include relaxation and increased endorphin levels to help alleviate stress.
The length of a sports massage depends on the treatment you need. Our suggestion is 30 minutes to focus on one area, for example legs, 45 minutes for 2-3 areas and 60 minutes for a full body.
The cost of a sports massage varies deepening on the length of a session. From £25 – £60.
If you are doing regular intense exercise or experience a high level of stress or tension, a sports massage every couple of weeks can be beneficial to reduce muscle soreness and help with recovery.
Make sure you come wearing the right clothing, make sure you are not rushed and have plenty of time either side, ensure you are well hydrated.
A sports massage can help relieve lower back pain. By treating the lower back and surrounding muscles you can improve mobility of the lower back.
Improves tissue circulation, relaxes muscles, reduces tension, and improves muscle flexibility.
Make sure you are wearing clothes that are not restrictive and allow access to the area of the body you want treatment. Or bring a change of clothes if needed such as shorts to put on.
Deep tissue massage consists of increased pressure used by the practitioner to target a specific muscle to relieve an area of increased tightness/tension. A sports massage can be a general all over body massage and a lighter pressure utilised to ‘flush muscles’ to aid recovery.
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