Sports Massage
Sports Massage is essential for keeping injuries at bay. This is a deep massage which can work on individual areas or the whole body. Not just for sports people, anyone can benefit from a regular sports massage.
During a massage session we can feel for any imbalances in your body and advise on any issues starting to show. Sports Massage is a great maintenance for your body keeping you in top shape.
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We offer sports massage in both our Kenilworth Clinic and our Portishead Clinic
Neil Jones
Ella Jude
What makes us different?
At the Reinge Clinic, we approach Sports Massage slightly differently. We listen to your complaint and ensure we loosen the right muscles to give a long term effect.
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For example, let's say you had a tight back. Tight backs can be caused by a rounding of the shoulders, creating tension in the upper back, or a tilted pelvis, creating tension in the lower back.
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We could just loosen the back, but we haven't removed the reason for the tightness, so within a few days, the tight back will return. If we loosen the front of the shoulders, to help them return to the correct position before we loosen the upper back, there will be a longer term response to the massage.
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Similarly, if your pelvis is tipped forward, from too much sitting, we would start by loosening the front of your legs, allowing your pelvis to return to a more neutral position, meaning that when we loosen your back, it is more likely to remain loose.
Why do we give exercises?
The biggest complaint that we hear about Sports Massage, is that you feel great for a short while but after a week or so you just feel tight again.
This is because Sports Massage only loosens muscles, it doesn't alter your muscle memory.
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Over time, your muscles get used to the position they are in and if you alter this position through massage, the muscle will, over time, try to return to that position. The muscle feels strong in its old position and weak in the new position.
So we reinforce the new position by giving you a strength exercise and often a stretch.
After a few massage sessions, with the strengthening in between, the body will learn to feel strong in the new position and your massage will then last.
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Nick Bull
I'm a Barber and along with that had lots of back trouble. Gina at The Reinge Clinic helped to ease these pains through deep tissue massage and made it so much easier for me to stand at work. I'd always advise anyone to check them out if I'm a similar position.
Ella Jude
Both Gina and Ian have given support when I have experienced pain due to a long term health condition. Both are very friendly and knowledgeable.
