TREATMENTS
Treatment sessions can be tailored to suit your needs. Below are explanations of some of the treatment modalities used in a typical treatment session.
Sports Massage
Sports Massage is the manipulation of soft tissues of the body including muscles, tendons and ligaments. It is applicable not just to sports people but to anybody wishing to guard against or recover from a soft tissue injury.
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The techniques used have been developed to ensure effective and efficient results are gained from each massage give. Depending on the aims of any treatment, Sports Massage can:
> Improve circulation and lymphatic flow
> Assist in the removal of metabolic waste
> Sedate or stimulate nerve endings
> Increase or Decrease muscle length/ tone
> Remodel scar tissue
> Assist in mental preparation for sporting participation
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You do not need to be a sports performer to benefit from Sports Massage. The benefits above can also help relieve the many day to day problems that everyone experiences, such as repetitive strain injuries, sprains, tension and fatigue.
Exercise Therapy
Exercise Therapy is a range of therapeutic exercises selected for injury prevention and rehabilitation, and can also be used to address faulty movement patterns that may have been the cause of an injury.
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An exercise therapy program may include exercises to:
> Maximise physical abilities
> Optimise muscular functioning
> Improve physical fitness
> Improve general health and wellbeing
​Joint Mobilisations
Joint Mobilisations are manual therapy techniques aimed to help decrease pain, improve range of motion and increase function. This involves the therapist stabilizing a joint and performing the movement for the patient.
Depending on the needs of the patient and the aims of the treatment, these movements are preformed in different ways.
> Oscillations - This involves applying gentle pressure to the joint that is slow in speed and varies in the size of movement. This type of mobilisation is applied at various points throughout a joint's available range of motion and is graded according to how well a patient can tolerate it.
> Sustained - This is a pulling or traction-type movement that is held steady for a period of time. This type of mobilisation is meant to reduce joint compression and stretch the surrounding soft tissue.