Sports therapy is an area of healthcare concerned with the prevention and treatment of injury and the rehabilitation of the patient getting back to optimum levels of functional, occupational, and sport specific fitness, regardless of age and ability.  

 

A Sports therapist will assess, treat, and rehabilitate an ailment, and if applicable, refer on for further specialist advice. A sports therapy treatment might consist of a combination of various techniques such as sports massage, dry myofascial cupping therapy, gua sha muscle scraping therapy, kinesiology taping, and athletic taping. ​

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Benefits of sports therapy include: 

• Correct problems and imbalances in soft tissue that are caused from repetitive and strenuous physical activity and trauma. 

• Accelerates rehabilitation by increasing blood circulation to the affected area. 

• Improves athletic performance. 

• Aids recovery. 

• Prevents injuries or further injuries from occurring. 

• Relieves muscular pain and tension. 

• Improves range of motion in muscles and joints. 

• Increased muscular blood flow. 

• Increases lymph flow and the removal of toxins from muscles. 

• Lowers stress levels and enhances relaxation. 

• Improves sleep. ​