Sports and Remedial Massage Archives

Cyclists Massage

by Simon Abbott | Dec 15, 2019 | Sports and Remedial Massage, Uncategorized

Just because you are not a pro cyclist doesn’t mean you should ignore the recovery phase of cycling. In their book “The pain-free cyclist”, Matt Rabin and Robert Hicks recommend massage as part of the recovery process and treatment for cycling injuries, writing “...

How often to have a sports massag

by Joanne Hendrie-Henderson | Sep 27, 2019 | Sports and Remedial Massage

There is no right or wrong answer to this question, as it can be a matter of personal choice or depend on the discussions you have with your therapist. You may be having the treatment either before or after a specific event which you have trained for, therefore it...

Massage & Muscular Tension

by Joanne Hendrie-Henderson | Aug 9, 2019 | Sports and Remedial Massage, Stress

Whether you are booking a massage as a treat to yourself or because you are experience muscle tension. If you have not been to a massage before you may be wondering what to wear and what will happen at your appointment. Wear some loose comfortable clothing as you will...

Cricket Fans

by Melina | Aug 1, 2019 | Osteopathy, pain relief, Sports and Remedial Massage

The 2019 Ashes Series upon us. If you are a cricketer or have a cricketer in your family you may find this interesting. A study by the British Journal of Sports Medicine found the majority of cricket injuries are sustained by the younger fast bowler during matches and...

Sports Massage Therapy

by Joanne Hendrie-Henderson | Jul 26, 2019 | Sports and Remedial Massage

Massage is one of the oldest healing forms known to mankind. As a child, if you fell over and hurt your knee, were you told to ‘rub it better?’ The power of touch has many healing qualities and has been used in such a way to bring about pain relief throughout the...

Massage for Cyclists

by Simon Abbott | Jul 6, 2019 | Sports and Remedial Massage

As the Tour de France begins you may be thinking about increasing your own cycling activity. If these extra efforts leave you a little sore you may be pleased to know that Simon Abbott of The Harrison Clinic has developed a massage for cyclists. He is a level 5...

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