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Boardman Sport & Injury Therapy

Holly Hurst - Sports Therapist BSc (Hons)

Boardman Sport & Injury Therapyhttps://www.boardman-sports-therapy.com

Holly Graduated from Coventry University in 2016 with a 2:1 in Sports Therapy. Holly has experience from working in a sports setting supporting football clubs minimise the risk of injury, maintain players fitness and help rehabilitation, to self-employed sports massage therapy.

Since graduating Holly has been working at Rushden and Diamonds Academy with the opportunity to now start working with the men’s first team. Holly also carried out a season with Desborough Town FC as lead therapist in 2017

Treatments Holly offers:
Injury diagnoses and management, Sports massage, Rehabilitation exercises, Swedish Massage, Indian Head Massage, Hot Stone Massage, Dry Cupping, K taping & Ultrasound.

Our Booking Policy*We require 48 HOURS NOTICE TO CANCEL OR CHANGE any apts made. If you fail to provide 48 hour notice you may be charged*

Services

Injury & Pain Management/ Sports Therapy

1 hr··£53

Our Injury and pain management/ sports therapy treatment is a type of physical therapy that specifically focuses on aiding and preventing injury and on rehabilitation of the patient back to the best possible levels of function. Book this treatment if you are in pain / injury. The hour appointment includes assessment, treatment and rehabilitation exercises

What to expect during your Treatment:
• Initially consultation: Includes; medical history, injury history, occupation, posture assessment, physical assessment.
• Treatment: Could include (depending on injury) massage techniques, ultrasound therapy, mobilisation techniques, Theragun, taping techniques and Acupuncture.
• Rehabilitation: Your therapist will tailor a personal rehabilitation program for you. (You may not receive this in your initial appointment depending on the injury)
• Aftercare advice and discussion on healing time

Sports Massage / Deep Tissue

1 hr··£53

For general aches, stiffness, tension, reduced movement. Pre and post event massage. Sports massage is a type of massage therapy which aims to reduce pain, increase flexibility, aid healing and can prepare athletes for sport. Sports massage is not just for the sporting people, but for anyone! It can help relieve and relax tightened or injured muscles for all different types of people. Techniques such as MET (muscular energy techniques), STR (soft tissue release), myofascial release, frictions and trigger point therapy along with various strokes are used to manipulate the tissues, thus aiding quicker recovery and reduced pain. This treatment is a deep tissue treatment, so expect the massage to be painful, with after effects of sore muscles, tenderness and bruising.

FEMALE Therapist- Sports Therapy/ Massage

1 hr·£53

90 Mins Full Body Sports / Deep Tissue Massage

1 hr 30 mins··£73

Manual Lympathic Drainage Massage (MLD)

1 hr··£53

Lymphatic drainage is a therapeutic massage treatment. The massage uses light pressure and long, gentle, rhythmic strokes to increase the flow of lymph and reduce toxins in your body. The treatment can be beneficial for people who have had recent surgery

The lymph system is part of your body's immune system and helps fight infection. It transports nutrients and oxygen to cells, collecting toxins on the way and flushing them out through the lymph nodes. The pressure from your blood vessels and movement from your muscles push the lymphatic fluid around.

While the heart continuously pumps blood through the blood vessels, the lymphatic system relies on the movement of smooth muscles to transport fluid through the lymph vessels.

Health conditions can interrupt the normal flow of lymph, causing lymph fluid to build up in a particular areas of the body.

Lymphatic drainage massage can help also with people experiencing:

Reduce water retention/swelling
Reduce post injury swelling
Pre and Post Surgery
Lymphedema
General Heath benefits
Fibromyalgia
Migraines
Digestive problems
Edema
Fatigue
Stress
Insomnia

People can also boost their lymphatic system function and help remove more waste from the body using the following methods:

drinking plenty of water
staying physically active
eating vegetables and fruits
limiting the intake of processed foods
How do you know if it’s working:

- Felling less stiff
- Reduction of swelling or swelling hasn’t worsened.
- Less Fatigue
- Less restless in the lower leg generally.
- Muscles reduce in achiness.

Dry Cupping

1 hr··£53

Cupping is a technique used in conjunction with massage therapy, acupuncture and dry needling. Cupping pulls blood to a region to stimulate healing. It is effective at stretching tight fascia and muscles. Cupping helps the tissue develop new blood flow and stimulates the healing process.

Tissue can get knotted, tighten, and scarred, which can limit movement. The use of dry cupping, in likeness with manual massage therapy, can aid these effects by increasing blood supply to the muscle, fascia and skin and increasing pliability of soft tissue.
Dry Cupping pulls blood to an area and the tissue becomes saturated with fresh blood while the vacuum pulls stagnant blood out of the area.

A biproduct of this is round bruising appearance that is typically left behind. The mark may produce a black and blue appearance but it’s rarely painful.
As new blood is forced into the tissues around the cups the body will begin to develop new blood vessels called neovascularisation (new blood vessel formation). As the new vessels form, they will have the capability to feed the tissues with nutrient and oxygen.

Cupping can be beneficial to many muscular-skeletal condition such as; plantar fasciitis, tennis elbow, sciatica, shin splints, general muscular tightness, back, neck and shoulder pain and many more.. .

Benefits of cupping:

• Increase in circulation to the muscle, fascia and skin, which increases oxygenation and nutrient levels within the soft tissue.

• Increases the removal of chemical irritants within muscle and fascia and the removal of stagnant blood.

• Increases the removal of oedema after injury.

• Produces a stretch reflex in fascia and connective tissue, which increases mobility at the joint.

• Cupping techniques that include active movement stimulate the nervous system and aid in re-educating muscle memory and proprioception.

• Aids in the management of pain, as cupping therapy reduces muscular tension, nerve compression and irritation through the build-up of chemical irritants, whilst increasing range of movement.

• Works well in conjunction with other therapy such as sports and remedial massage, joint mobilisations and Dry Needling, medical acupuncture, and heat therapy.

Pregnancy Massage (Pre & Post natal) - Relaxing Or Pain Related (from 12 weeks )

1 hr··£53

Swedish Massage (Relaxing Massage) 1 Hour

1 hr··£53

Swedish massage aims to relax your mind and body by the use of strokes such as effleurage, petrissage and tapotement to relax and elongate the tissue. This treatment generally lasts an hour and is great for anyone looking to relax and suffers with muscular tension. Many people have regular treatments to unwind and relax and to release any unwanted tension.

Benefits:
-Increased muscular flexibility
-Increased joint range of movement
-Increased circulation
-Reduces tension
-Releases endorphins
-Reduce stress

2 Hour Massage (Sports Or Swedish)

2 hrs·£99

30 Minute Appt

30 mins··£35

Indian Head Massage (Scalp massage) (Includes Back, Neck & Shoulder massage)

1 hr··£53

Indian Head Massage
The ultimate relaxation treatment! Using years old Indian massage techniques to relieve stress, tension and aids relaxation. You will experience a relaxing, energies back and shoulder massage which focuses on tension areas, followed by a deep, slow and relaxed head, scalp and facial massage. The treatment can be done either seated or lying and pressure of the treatment can be adapted to clients the preference.
Benefits:
- Helps with tension / tightens
- Aid with stress relief as head / scalp massage are very relaxing
- Relaxes mind and body
- Increases blood flow
- Aid lympth drainage