If you get a lot of intense exercise on a regular basis, you’re sure to already be familiar with the wonderful world of delayed onset muscle soreness.
This usually manifests itself a day or two after a workout or training session – and, although it’s nothing to worry about and is entirely normal, it can keep you out of the gym or away from exercise while your muscles recover and get more used to the new movements you’ve put them through.
Over time, however, your muscles can start to wind themselves quite tightly, which can lead to injury if you’re not careful and fail to keep on top of myofascial release. This is where you massage the muscles yourself to get rid of any knots that may have built up – and it can be quite painful, depending on how tight your muscles have become.
While self-myofascial release can provide you with temporary relief from sore muscles, it can be hard to get in there properly by yourself because of the associated pain.
For athletes, professional or otherwise, deep tissue massage can prove very beneficial indeed, helping to reduce pain, increase flexibility, improve blood circulation and help improve sleep… so it’s certainly worth considering if you have been feeling the aches and pains of late.
If you’ve never been for a massage of this kind before, your therapist will treat the required area using sustained pressure in slow, deep strokes to really get into the inner layers of muscle and connective tissue.
If you do feel discomfort and pain as they work, focus on your breathing and try to breathe deeply through the sensations, as this can really help with tension and deliver more positive results.
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