Deep Tissue Massage Norfolk, UK

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We offer sports injury treatment and rehabilitation to all ages, competitors and leisure exercisers of all levels and ability.At North Norfolk Osteopaths we are specialists in the treatment of sporting injuries.  We aim to reduce the impact of sporting injuries by supporting sports people and athletes through providing excellence in diagnosis and treatment.

Call it what you like - massage, effleurage, release, deep tissue, soft tissue manipulation. It simply doesnt matter. This will help reduce aches and pains, whether caused by sport, injury, or simply the stresses and strains of modern life. We use a combination of trigger pointing, frictions and massage techniques to help relax tender points in muscles aiming to release naturally occurring endorphins which help to reduce pain, and help to increase blood flow speeding up the healing process.

A massage technique that focuses on the deeper layers of muscle tissue, releasing patterns of tension within the body through slow strokes and deep finger pressure on the contracted areas.

A Sport Masage may involve treating the entire body as part of a training routine, or addressing a specific area affected by muscle strain or injury.

Sports MassageWhatever your sport, whatever your level, sports massage should be part of your training. Sports massage can help to prevent injury, enhance performance and should injury occur, help with its treatment and rehabilitation. Injury Prevention – Sports massage involves thorough exploration of your muscles. Areas of tension and tenderness that you didn’t know you had may be discovered. Such areas can become injury sites. Early identification allows for early treatment and enables you to fine tune your training so that they do not become a bigger problem. Your training is probably aimed at improving your skill, strength, speed or endurance. To achieve improvement you will probably increase the level of your training and subject your body to additional stress. These stresses can cause muscular imbalances, which can cause pain and reduce performance. If these problems are ignored they can becomes chronic or lead to more serious injuries, which may prevent you from training. Enhancement of Performance – Sports massage helps to keep muscles in peak condition. It promotes recovery from training and reduces the side effects of muscle soreness and stiffness. Faster recovery from training leads to increased training potential and allows for improvement in your quality and quantity of training.Treatment and Rehabilitation – Unfortunately from time to time injuries occur. However sports massage can speed up the recovery of muscle, tendon and ligament injuries.Tempting as it may be, trying to train with an injury is not going to help its recovery. However rest on its own may also not be the best thing. Although the muscle fibres will heal with rest, the fibres often misalign themselves while they are healing. The resulting scar tissue that forms can reduce the muscles flexibility and strength. Sports massage can help to break down the scar tissue and ensure that as it h