About Getting A Sports Massage
Protect your Body: Athletes wear special equipment to protect their bodies like: helmets, padding, eye goggles, gloves or support braces on their knees, ankle and elbows. The equipment gives them an edge and allows them to work smarter not harder while avoiding injury. Here are a few tips for protecting your body:
* Wear the proper shoes to avoid pain in the feet, knees, back and neck. Would you expect a pro athlete to wear dress shoes for competition?
* Adjust your table height for the size of the client and techniques being integrated. You are setting yourself up for injury if your table is not set ergonomically correct for the job being performed. It will be impossible to use proper body mechanics, if your table height is too high or too low.
* Use proper body mechanics. This is the easiest way to avoid injury and conserve your energy.
* Sit in a chair or on a ball when working on a client’s neck or feet, to give your body a break.
* Use pressure bars, rollers and other devices once you are trained and proficient in there safe use.
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