Week 5 - Sports massage

Question 1

Types of massage

Answer 1

Effleurage: Light strokes to warm up the skin.
Tapotement: Rapid strokes, slapping and cupping to stimulate muscle fibres.
Trigger Point Therapy: Identifying them and applying deep and sustained pressure in one area for few seconds.
Petrissage: Picking up strokes, kneading, wringing, skin rolling, to free up muscle fibres.

Question 2

Contraindications to massage

Answer 2

• Cancer
• Pregnant (first 12 weeks)
• High or low blood pressure
• Undiagnosed lumps or bumps
• Open wounds
• Severe bruising
• Fractures
• Skin infections
• Varicose veins

Question 3

Benefits of massage

Answer 3

• Pumps oxygen and Nutrients into the tissues and vital organs
• Promotes tissue regeneration,
• Reducing Scar Tissue
• Increase joint flexibility
• Relax and softens overused muscles
• Reduces spasm and cramping
• Improves range of movement(ROM)
• To prepare the body for workout PRE/POST

Question 4

Benefits pre-event

Answer 4

• Aim to warm up the tissues.
• Increase blood flow.
• Stimulate muscle fibres.
• Effleurage, petrissage, tapotement.

Question 5

Benefits inter-event

Answer 5

• Aim to keep the muscles warm.
• Keep muscle fibres turned on
• Helps with build up of lactic acids
• Tapotement , cupping, petrissage

Question 6

Benefits post-event

Answer 6

• Helps aid recovery.
• Restores Range of movement.
• Removal of lactic acids to prevent soreness, fatigue tiredness within 72 hours.
• Effleurage, petrissage and stretches.

Question 7

Contraindications to massage

Answer 7

• Open wounds.
• Infections.
• Active implants (pacemaker, internal defibrillator)
• DVT
• High/low BP