One of the main parts of a good physical therapy regimen after an injury involves therapeutic massage. Call Excel Sports and Physical Therapy now to learn more about how massage can help you live pain-free. Regular massage during your physical therapy program can improve circulation considerably.
Better circulation means that your muscles get the blood supply needed to prevent stiffness and tension. Your muscles will work and feel better after therapeutic massage. Sickness can be extra hard on athletes. Just one bad cold or flu can keep you out of the game you love for weeks β and you might feel less than your best for quite a while after that, too.
Your physical therapy massage can deal with those adhesions very efficiently. Your physical therapist can use specific targeted techniques that break up the adhesions, which unbinds your muscles. This is a very important component of your physical therapy program because being adhesion-free is important for both pain relief and for your range of motion.
While muscle relaxation is the best-known benefit of massage, it takes on a whole new importance for an athlete. Muscle soreness, tightness and pain are all things that you expect as an athlete β but the good news is that you can greatly decrease these issues with regular therapeutic massage. Massage, when coupled with other kinds of physical therapy, can do a lot of good for your posture.
Massage helps bring your body into an optimal place of alignment, which can naturally improve your posture. Better posture has multiple benefits for athletes. As an athlete, your body needs to be in the best condition at all times.
