Points to Discuss With Your Sports Massage Therapist to Avoid Issues

Generally, sports massage is applied by professional therapists with care and attention to help ensure you get the desired results. Additionally, this type of therapy has minimal if any, negative side effects. However, before you undergo a treatment in Stanmore, you should discuss any concerns with the practitioner so that avoidable problems are addressed. If you are wondering what you need to discuss before the therapy, check out this blog:

Healing Cuts & Wounds

Do you have a healing cut or wound? If so, you should let the practitioner providing the sports massage in Stanmore know. Massage near to a wound for example, can cause further damage, not surprisingly!

However, let them know and they can avoid the area and make sure they don’t accidentally knock the wound. Typically, if you have a wound, the practitioner can cover it if it isn’t already, and work around the area safely. 

Muscle Tears

If you have muscle tears or injury, you should discuss this with the massage therapist. Doing so can help you avoid further problems, because a sports massage could exacerbate bleeding, for example or and prolong the recovery process. Moreover, if you talk to the therapist about this before the massage, they can assess the condition and determine the appropriate techniques to be used during the sports massage.

Tendon Tears

If you have tendon ruptures or tears, any form of massage in Stanmore will need to be performed carefully.  Therefore, if you are suffering from a tear, let the practitioner know.

Fractures

A massage therapist can really help recovery if you have had a fracture of some type. Simply let the practitioner know and if you have any x-rays take them along with you to your appointment. Typically a treatment will be performed around any fracture to help the surrounding muscles and tissues heal.