Sports Massage is available at The Physio Clinic with Laura Thom.    Please call 01454 85 44 66 and ask for the sports massage therapist telephone number for further details and to arrange an appointment.

Sports Massage is the management, manipulation and rehabilitation of soft tissues of the body including muscles, ligaments and tendons. (Sports Massage Association)

The reported benefits of Sports Massage include:

	Improve circulation & lymphatic flow
	Assist in the removal of metabolic waste
	Sedate or stimulate nerve endings
	Increase or decrease muscle tone
	Increase or decrease muscle length
	Remodel scar tissue when required
	Assist in mental preparation for sporting participation
	Aid in the recovery from sport and exercise

You do not need to be a sports performer to benefit from sports massage. The benefits can also help relieve many day to day problems that everyone experiences including stress at work.
If you are a sports performer, of any level, a sports specific massage can be beneficial at various stages of participation from injury prevention and pre competition to post competition or injury recovery

Regardless of your experiences in sport or exercise whether you exercise socially or compete to an international level - sports massage may have something to offer you.