Sports

Sports massage is: a manual physical means to improve the performance and care of the athlete. It is applied with the purpose of: reaching an optimal fit, preventing and avoiding injuries as well as accelerating the rehabilitation of them. Massage as part of a treatment program, as therapy. Starting from this it is necessary to point out that the treatment, either by massage or by other therapeutic means, is classified and defined in relation to the indication and the purpose. It consists of a series of massage maneuvers aimed both at preparing the athlete’s fabrics for competition (pre-competition massage), and at treating the same tissues once the sports activity has ended (post-competition massage) in order to prevent the appearance of injuries