At Belfast's newest physiotherapy clinic, We aim to create long-lasting and meaningful change for people with pain or injury and help them to feel healthy, resilient and confident. Fixit is the leading rehabilitation and sports injury clinic in Northern Ireland.
Sports Massage at Fixit Physiotherapy
Sports massage is used to provide relief of symptoms from many conditions such as:
Headaches
Whiplash
Restricted range of motion
Repetitive strain injuries
Muscle spasm
Postural related pain
Golfers and tennis elbow
Back pain
Sciatica
Sports massage involves deep tissue hands on techniques that improve blood flow to the area and help to remove waste products and chemical irritants within muscles. It has a significant effect on the central nervous system, helping to reduce nerve tension and relieve muscle tension, helping you to relax and reducing your pain.
Many patients use sports massage as maintenance to keep up levels of intense training or daily activity or to reduce pain and tension to make their daily tasks more manageable.
It’s always our goal to get you back to things you love and need to do day to day, so we will help you figure out what this looks like.
To experience the benefits of sports massage, book an appointment with one of our Chartered Physiotherapists:
What our Clients say about Sports Massage
Callum McParland: “Had two appointments to address an urgent neck issue the week of my Wedding. The team were friendly, knowledgeable, professional and were able to not only help fix the issue but figure out why it happened and helped me to prevent it again.
10/10 and will be my first call if I ever need a Physio again”
Sports Massage Benefits
The following benefits can be experienced through the application of sports and deep tissue massage techniques:
Reduction in muscle tension, muscular pain and discomfort
Increased range of motion, leading to enhanced performance.
Decreased muscle stiffness and soreness after exercise or physical activity
Reduced recovery time post injury
Increased levels of relaxation and reduction in physical and psychological stress levels
Aids sleep quantity and quality
These benefits are largely the result of an increase in local blood circulation which helps to flush out chemical irritants and waste products which have stored up within the muscle. At the same time, fresh blood flow increases oxygen and nutrient content within the muscle. This in turn can help with muscle repair and leads to a reduction in muscle tension.
The Fixit Approach
Although it’s not the most important factor in resolving your pain in the long-term, we understand the need for hands-on treatment. Sports massage can relax your nervous system and reduce pain enough for you to achieve improved movement and less pain. Our aim is to help you achieve this movement through high levels of loading when you go about your day lifting your kids, carrying the shopping or going to the gym. This is why we pay attention to what happens next. If you need assistance with gradually progressing to thoughtless and fearless movement through life, we take you through these levels in our state of the art facility. The sports massage can help you move comfortably and allow you to rehab the injury with exercise - This is where you get the long-lasting solution to your pain that you’ve been looking for.
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“Just finished my physio with Phil, amazing results after years of pain in my hip. I have a quality of life back and can move pain free again. Such a talented guy and very in tune with his clients for what they need.”
— Justin Maconaghie