sports massage - not only for athletes...
Sports massage deals with the management, manipulation and rehabilitation of the soft tissues of the body and has many benefits.
But our sports massage is not only for sporty people and sports injuries, but is very much used as a specific treatment of the muscles and soft tissues of the body for anybody! But for sports people a good sports masseur is invaluable to help their sports injuries and performance.
sports massage improves training
- sport massage increases blood flow through the tissues can improve the recovery process allowing the athlete to train more effectively and safely
- sports massage assists the removal of waste products and helps supply the tissues with essential nutrients to aid recovery
- sports massage increases the understanding of the deep tissues, which means advice can be given on specific stretching, training and equipment to help improve performance.
sports massage prevent injury
- imbalances and damage in deep tissues can be detected earlier and potentially corrected before an injury develops.
sports massage improves self-awareness
- through deep tissue massage, an athlete can learn to monitor their own condition and adjust their training accordingly.
sports massage improves performance
- pre-event sports massage can stimulate circulation, calm nervous tension and help prepare the athlete for optimal performance.
Our sports massage therapists:
- Jacqui Agyepong, sports massage:
- Known by many from her Olympic career as a sprint hurdler, where she achieved a Commonwealth Games Silver Medal.
She is a much respected masseur, who recently turned down a full time position with a Premiership football club (luckily for this Clinic). Amongst her specialities is pregnancy massage. - Alan Henderson, sports massage therapist:
- Alan is a very experienced sports massage therapist and looks after both sports people and the general public.
Trained in both Relaxation/holistic and Sports massage therapy, Alan draws on over 20 years (including 3 Olympics) as an international athlete in two sports , a personal trainer and is one of only 3 Sports Massage Therapists chosen to work for the English Institute of Sport in the London High Performance Centers. Treatments range from gentle relaxation work to muscle activation, deep tissue and stretching.
Alan's abilities have been recognized by him having been asked to support British Athletics teams at World and European Championships for the last four years.
Specialties include shoulder and neck release and stubborn lower back pain, but also ask about a 30 minute stretching session to ease aches and pains! - Nusrat Ceesay, sports massage therapist:
- Nusrat is a very popular masseur in the Central London Osteopathy and Sports Injury Clinics and even preparing herself to compete at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games in the 400 meter hurdles event. She is very much in demand, and early booking is advisable.
Anna Markee, sports massage therapist and teacher of sports massage: Apart from treating at the London Osteopathy and Sports Injury Clinics, Anna is a teacher of sports massage at the London School of Sports Massage, the premier college for sports massage in London.
Her background as a professional dancer gives her a great understanding of the functional body.
Amongst her massage techniques are myofascial release, soft tissue release, neuromuscular technique, muscle energy technique and connective tissue massage. - Rob Newton, sports massage therapist:
- Our newest sports masseur has from his first day in the clinic been very popular for his combination of deep tissue massage and stretches ,and also he is an Olymppic Athlete with a 2003 personal best of 13.36 which took him to 4th on the UK all time lists in the 110m hurdles
- "Coco" Ebis Oye, sports massage therapist:
- Coco is a trained and qualified deep tissue and remedial sports massage therapist who specialises in relieving muscular discomfort, i.e: muscle pain, spasms, imbalance and tightness, in order to improve, relaxation of muscles, blood circulation, breaking down scar tissue and adhesions, and for general well being.
The interest of health and fitness derived from the weight training experiences Coco gained whilst living in Atlanta G.A. She then studied at the London School of Sports massage in order to get a much better understanding in treating soft tissue injuries.
She is known by most of our clients through her work as receptionist at the Central London Osteopahy and Sports Injury Clinic, where she gained valuable experience over the years.
- Claudia Ferreira, sports massage therapist and acupuncturist:
- She competed for Brazil in swimming and has complemented her massage skills with the full education in acupuncture, so her treatments are often a combination of both. - she has her own speciality in combining these therapies.
