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INJURY PREVENTION
In recent years there has been a change of thought as regards to the placement of stretching in the training structure. The current research indicates that too much stretching before performance damages a muscles ability to store elastic energy. This doesn’t mean that stretching should be removed from training. Stretching is a key component of INJURY PREVENTION. SprinTech advocates stretching muscle groups after training sessions, when an athletes core temperature is at its highest.
During anaerobic exercise micro adhesions appear in and around muscle fibres. This bi product of sprint training is unfortunately unavoidable but can be kept on top of by statically stretching muscles at the end of training sessions. Stretching will eliminate many of the micro adhesions as they appear. If left alone the athlete can expect micro adhesions to adhere to each other and form macro adhesions otherwise known as scar tissue. The elasticity of scar tissue is minimal and so the risk of muscle tearing is raised.
Flexibility is also reduced from micro adhesion build up and with it skeletal imbalance problems such as pelvic tilts and spinal curvature.
A small percentage of micro adhesions will escape even the best-constructed stretching programmes, and athletes are advised to have regular sessions with a good sports massage therapist to have these broken down. SprinTech recognises The London School of Massage Qualification as one the best to perform this task. If you feel you would like to contact our own massage therapist for more advice on injury prevention or treatment email us at: |
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