If you’re an athlete, or associate with athletes, you’ve likely heard of someone visiting a specialist for a soft tissue massage. Soft tissue massages are especially popular among athletes because they help prevent injury.
Soft tissues include muscles, ligaments, tendons and nerves. Applying firm direct pressure to an affected area can help prime an athlete’s muscle tissues before a heavy bout of exertion. This form of massage also helps muscles relax and minimizes an athlete’s stiffness after a race or sporting event. But, soft tissue massages, especially those conducted on the hand, wrist, and arm, offer benefits for a number of people, not just those who have a game tomorrow!
Soft tissue massage can support and benefit:
- Those with a hand injury: Since soft tissues tend to tighten up following an injury, soft tissue massage helps to achieve relaxation, pain relief, and eventually a return to mobility.
- Those with inflammation or swelling: Soft tissue massage has been proven an effective method for increasing the absorption of excess fluids and reducing swelling in soft tissues.
- Those with general discomfort: Recurring pain from past wounds, burns, breaks, fractures, and even amputations can be treated with soft tissue massage.
Every patient and situation is different, therefore soft tissue massage treatment at Midwest Hand Therapy is customized for each person. If you are an athlete, or someone that is experiencing discomfort, inflammation, or swelling, we’d love to hear from you.
Please contact our team for a comprehensive evaluation and consultation: (586) 532-0803.
