Fast recovery
Post Event Massage is longer in duration than pre-event massage and is similar to a remedial or sports massage.
This type of massage cools down the muscles, targeting muscle stiffness and areas of pain or soreness that have occurred as a result of the sporting event you have participated in. Massage helps restore muscles after high-intensity workouts.
By using a range of post-race massage techniques, the body can remove waste and reduce inflammation, allowing for faster recovery and return to training.
What types of massage are mainly used post event?
Common techniques used post event include:
Effleurage
Kneading
Lymphatic drainage
Rolling
Myofascial release
With Post-competition massage, effleurage and kneading are the key techniques. Light pressure techniques should be performed to the muscles to begin a post event massage. An assessment of whether the athlete has muscle damage should be done before deeper pressure is applied. Effleurage is performed in an upwards direction to enhance venous return. Venous return is the volume of blood returning back to the heart.
What are the benefits of a post event massage?
Pain reduction
Improved Recovery
Reducing the likelihood of injury
The benefits of post-event massage include reduced long-term muscle soreness, reduced pain, and improved recovery. Post-race massage is an effective and beneficial treatment for people after strenuous training or competition.
Massage is helpful in preventing and reducing symptoms of long-term muscle soreness. Post-workout massage reduces inflammation and helps prevent long-term muscle soreness that occurs 24 to 48 hours after exercise. Long-term muscle soreness is the result of microscopic tears in muscle fibers. Watery eyes may be due to muscle inflammation causing pain. Massage uses a range of massage techniques to help you recover faster and return to training without pain or stiffness.
Another benefit of massage after an event is pain reduction. Exercise can cause chronic muscle tension and loss of flexibility. Lack of flexibility can be associated with muscle pain and a tendency to muscle strains and tears. Blood flow is reduced due to tight muscles, causing inflammation and pain. Regular post-workout massage is effective in relieving and preventing the effects of strained muscles.
Post-competition massage is also beneficial to improve recovery. Post-competition massage focuses on recovery, allowing individuals involved in the exercise to continue training and reducing the likelihood of injury. Post-event massage helps improve recovery by speeding up the repair of damaged cells in the muscles and flushing out waste.
Summary
Post-competition massage is performed after training or competition as part of the recovery process. There are a number of massage techniques that can be used during a post-competition massage to speed up recovery. Post event massage helps prevent and reduce symptoms of delayed-onset muscle soreness that occurs within two days after exercise. Delayed onset of muscle soreness may be due to inflammation, chronic pain, stiffness and muscle fatigue. Massage after competition is important for people participating in training to continue further training and reduce the likelihood of injury. Service hours are limited for customers located well outside of northwest Chicago. Please contact us for more information.
