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Frequently Asked Questions
What
is Orthopedic Massage Therapy:
Orthopedic Massage is a unique approach to chronic pain developed
through years of research and education aimed at revolutionizing health
care. This may be an alternative to drugs or surgery for the treatment
of Frozen Shoulder, Bad Backs, Sciatica and other muscular
injuries. This is a non-invasive therapy for persistent,
painful
problems. Using proven practices the therapist can help you release the
affected muscle(s) which will increase blood flow and facilitate
healing.
What
can Sports
massage do for me?
- Massage
maintains the body in generally better condition.
- Massage helps
prevent injury and loss of mobility.
- Massage helps
restore mobility to injured muscle tissue.
- Massage may
boost performance. Some have claimed massage could be as
effective as taking anabolic steroids!
- Massage is
excellent for reducing back pain and general relaxation.
- Massage may
extend the overall life of your sporting career.
How is it
different from other types of therapeutic massage?
- The basic
techniques in sports massage can be the same as the basic
techniques in any other forms of therapeutic massage.
- In sports
massage the therapist may apply the techniques more firmly
and deeper than a general massage therapist might.
- The sports
massage therapist may also make more use for frictioning
techniques which involves applying deep pressure to tissues
repeatedly
to
break down adhesions (sticky bits on tendons) and soften scar tissue.
- Some sports
massage techniques are designed to reduce an injury back to
its acute stage in order to trigger the body's natural healing response.
Will
it hurt?
- Some forms of
massage are very superficial. The term 'skin polisher'
has been known to be used. A superficial massage can be very relaxing,
particularly when
applied with aromatherapy oils.
- A sports
massage needs to be applied deeper to manipulate muscle tissue
more effectively.
- This can induce
a deeper relaxation although some techniques (not all)
may border on the uncomfortable.
- However, the
important point is massage should not be so painful that
it causes the patient to tighten up or tense with pain. Some techniques
need to be
applied deeply (requiring a therapist with strong thumbs) but not so
deep that the
muscle tense up. This is pointless and of little benefit as the
therapist is
working against the body not with the body.
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