Sports Massage Northern Beaches

What is Sports Massage? When should I get one?

When most people think of Sport Massage Northern Beaches, what comes to mind is usually basic information that's not particularly interesting or beneficial. But there's a lot more to Sport Massage Northern Beaches than just the basics.

Whilst Sports Massage does have some aims in common with other forms of massage therapy, the usual experience in conventional massage is to aim to restore the normal function when someone is injured. But in sport there is no 'normal' and athletes are always looking to improve and gain a competitive edge. Most athletes aim to reach a level of performance they can never achieve.

There are 3 different categories of sports massage; event, maintenance, and treatment massage. While each type offers specific benefits, all sports massage can help reduce the risk of injury, increase circulation, and improve recovery time; which are three very important factors for all athletes. This article is going to focus on Event Massage.


Event Massage can be broken into the sub-categories of pre-event, inter-event, and post-event. Pre-event massage will help an athlete prepare for the upcoming physical exertion. Inter-event massage is used during and event such as track, where an athlete may be entered in multiple activities.

One of the most important benefits of pre-event massage is helping to reduce the risk of injury. This is achieved through the warming up of muscle and connective tissue. As muscle and connective tissue warms, it becomes more elastic; therefore it is less likely to tear. Pre-event massage also increases circulation.

Inter-event massage is administered between the events during a single day's competition; such as track and field, swimming, and tennis. Inter-event massage is used to identify any areas of tension that developed during competition.

Post-event massage is best done after an athlete performs normal cool exercises and stretches. The benefits of post-event massage include returning the muscles to a resting or relaxed state. It will help with venous return to support the metabolic recovery; this includes lactic acid build-up in muscle tissue.

Is there really any information about Sports Massage Sydney Northern Beaches that is nonessential? We all see things from different angles, so something relatively insignificant to one may be crucial to another.