Sports Therapy Services | RS Sports Therapy

Sports Therapy - £35.00 for a 45 Minute Appointment

Sports Therapy is an aspect of healthcare that is specifically concerned with the prevention of injury and the rehabilitation of the patient back to optimum levels of functional, occupational and sports specific fitness, regardless of age and ability.

It utilises the principles of sport and exercise sciences incorporating physiological and pathological processes to prepare the participant for training, competition and where applicable, work.

A Sports Therapist is a healthcare professional who has the knowledge, skills and ability to:

• Utilize sports and exercise principles to optimise performance, preparation and injury prevention programs
• Provide the immediate care of injuries and basic life support in a recreational, training & competitive environment
• Assess, treat and, where appropriate, refer on for specialist advice and intervention.
• Provide appropriate sport and remedial massage in a sport & exercise context
• Plan and implement appropriate rehabilitation programs

Sports Massage - £35.00 for a 45 Minute Appointment

Sports Massage Therapy is geared toward athletes of every kind, from world-class professionals to weekend joggers. The particulars of the sports massage technique are specific to the athlete's sport of choice, focusing on areas of the body that are overused and stressed from repetitive and often aggressive movements.

Aspects of sports massage therapy are gaining popularity as useful components in a balanced training regimen. Sports massage therapy can be used as a means to enhance pre-event preparation and reduce recovery time for maximum performance during training or after an event. Athletes have discovered that specially designed sports massage promotes flexibility, reduces fatigue, improves endurance, helps prevent injuries and prepares their body and mind for optimal performance.

Sports Massage may utilise a variety of techniques such as classical Swedish Massage and trigger point therapy. Prior to an athletic event, Sports Massage may be used with stretching in order to help athletes to loosen, warm and prepare their muscles so that their performance and endurance might be enhanced. Following an athletic event, Sports Massage may be used to relieve pain, prevent stiffness, and return the muscles back to their normal state.

Exercise Rehabilitation - £35.00 for a 45 Minute Appointment

Rehabilitation is a treatment or treatments designed to facilitate the process of recovery from injury, illness, or disease to as normal a condition as possible. The purpose of rehabilitation is to restore some or all of the patient's physical, sensory, and mental capabilities that were lost through injury.

A proper and adequate rehabilitation program can reverse many disabling conditions or can help patients cope with deficits that cannot be reversed by medical care.

Rehabilitation addresses the patient's physical, psychological, and environmental needs. It is achieved by restoring the patient's physical functions and/or modifying the patient's physical and social environment.

Each rehabilitation program is tailored to the individual patient's needs and can include one or more types of therapy.