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Jim Robertson MHFST
Thank you for visiting my site - if you are looking for an experienced and professional Sports Therapist to treat you look no further.
I offer a mobile Sports Therapy/Personal Training service to a wide range of clients and sports professionals within the following areas of London
SW15, SW18, SW19 & SW20
Services Provided:
- Sports Massage & Injury Rehabilitation - £30 / 30min, £45 / 60min
- Personal Training - £40 per session (special offers for block payments available)
What is Sports Massage?
Sports Massage is designed to aid recovery from training and/or injury. It is a treatment which helps alleviate the stress and tension which builds up in the body's tissues during physical exercise or due to incorrect posture.
Deep layers of muscle tissue are massaged using a variety of techniques, assisting the removal of built up lactic acid and treating soft tissue injuries. These soft tissues are made up of many individual fibres called tissue cells. When these cells are put under stress, such as overload, emotional, occupational and postural, they are at risk of becoming injured.
When the fibres do become injured they are repaired by scar tissue. This can cause adhesions between fibres (referred to by many as knots) impairing the correct functioning of the muscle and eventually leading to muscle imbalance and pain.
These injuries often occur at microscopic level and take some time to develop before pain is felt.
The following techniques are used to correct:
Soft Tissue Release (STR): stretches muscles, breaks adhesions between individual muscle fibres and realigns them in the correct position.
Muscle Energy Technique (MET): stretches, strengthens and breaks down scar tissue adhesions. This technique encourages a state of relaxation which allows the muscle to stretch beyond its current ability, however, does not allow flexibility beyond normal for that person.
Connective Tissue Massage (CTM): breaks adhesions between the connective tissue (which surrounds every tissue structure in the body) and the tissue structures underlying so that they move freely and independently of one another.
How can Sports Massage help you?
Prevention of injuries through regular monitoring of the condition of muscles.
Improved muscle flexibility, range and freedom of joint movement.
Reduced stress and tension which hinders the achievement of optimum performance.
Improved training and competitive performance by reducing recovery time.
Quicker recovery from training and events by stimulating lymphatic flow which flushes out waste produced during healing.
Greater relaxation by stimulating the nerve receptors which control tension in soft tissues.
Breakdown of scar tissue, adhesions and fibrous tissue to allow adjacent structures to function independently. Left alone, scar tissue can become as hard as bone.
Improved postural and general body awareness.
I am a fully insured Therapist and a member of the International Council of Health, Fitness & Sports Therapists.
I am also a member on the Register of Exercise Professionals.
Contact me
For more information on my service, prices and availability, contact either Jim Robertson 07880 716571 or Sarah kerrigan 07717 771618
Alternatively email info@sportstherapistlondon.co.uk