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Sports Massage: Benefits & Cautions

Sports massage is the systematic manipulation of soft tissues to maintain athlete health and enhance performance. There are five major applications: recovery from exertion, treating injuries or conditions, rehabilitation, maintenance, and event preparation/recovery. Contraindications for sports massage include infections, fractures, open wounds, tumors, blood clots, rashes, and severe distress. Caution is also needed for certain medical conditions like diabetes or recent heart issues.

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Sports Massage: Benefits & Cautions

Sports massage is the systematic manipulation of soft tissues to maintain athlete health and enhance performance. There are five major applications: recovery from exertion, treating injuries or conditions, rehabilitation, maintenance, and event preparation/recovery. Contraindications for sports massage include infections, fractures, open wounds, tumors, blood clots, rashes, and severe distress. Caution is also needed for certain medical conditions like diabetes or recent heart issues.

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QKU3073 A192

Sports Massage Therapy


Week 10 - 30 June 2020
Sports Massage Definition
• Massage refers to the systematic manipulation of the soft tissues of
the body for therapeutic purposes.
• Sports massage is a specific application of massage. Sports massage is
the science and art of applying massage and related techniques to
maintain the health of the athlete and to enhance athletic
performance.
Following is a list of the five major applications
of massage in sports:
1. Recovery—To enhance the athlete’s physical and mental recovery from strenuous sport
activity
2. Remedial— To improve a debilitating condition
3. Rehabilitation—To facilitate healing after a disabling injury
4. Maintenance—To enhance recovery from strenuous exertion, to treat debilitating
conditions, and to help the athlete maintain optimal health
5. Event—To help the athlete prepare for or recover from a specific competitive event. Event
sports massage has three sub applications:
a. Pre-event—To help prepare the athlete physically, mentally, and emotionally for an upcoming
event
b. Inter-event—To help the athlete recover from an event while preparing for the next round, heat, or
trial
c. Post-event—To help the athlete recover from an event and either to administer first aid or refer
problem conditions to another health professional
Contraindications and Cautions
• Sports massage should be avoided in all cases in which its application
will worsen problem conditions. However, the concept of
contraindication is not clearly defined. Most problem conditions are
not absolute contraindications for massage, but certain cautions may
be in order.
• As a general rule, massage is contraindicated and should not be
applied in the following situations:
Contraindications and Cautions cont.
1. Around an infection
2. Near suspected fractures
3. Directly over open wounds or burns
4. Near undiagnosed tumors
5. Over varicose veins (avoid deep pressure)
6. Where blood clots are present or suspected (e.g., phlebitis)
7. Over a skin rash
8. When contagious disease may be transmitted to the massage practitioners
9. or to the athlete
10. When an athlete is in severe distress (e.g., is nauseated, is in severe pain, or
11. has a fever)
Contraindications and Cautions cont.
• Caution applies for athletes with diabetes, kidney disease, cancer, and certain cardiac
conditions, such as recent heart attack and excessively high or low blood pressure. In
these cases, the athlete’s health care provider should be contacted for any specific
directions.
• Caution is also in order for persons with cold and flu symptoms, as well as those
reporting “not feeling well.” Massage may worsen such conditions and cause nausea.
• During post-event sessions massage practitioners should watch for signs of dehydration
and hyperthermia or hypothermia. They should not attempt sports massage until these
conditions have subsided.
• Extra caution should be taken during remedial applications of sports massage (e.g., with
edema, strains, sprains, and tendinitis). Massage practitioners should not hesitate to
refer the athlete for medical assessment when there is any doubt of the severity of a
condition.

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