Remedial & Sports Massage (VTCT)

[Miss_B]

Hi,

Am looking to further my massage skills as I am particularly interested in the human body and A&P. Can anyone tell me the difference between the remedial and sports massage courses or are they much the same and if not which would you reccomend first?

Thanks!

 

[Susie H]

Hi hun, just in case she doesn't see this thread, if I were you I would pm hippy chick she will be able to sort you out:hug:

 

[hippy-chick]

seen it!!!!!

Sports is working on pre and post sports, and fixing problems associated with exercise/sports, its quite clinical.

Remedial is a firmer massage aimed at giving you a massage but also looking at helping with injuries, tends to be a deep tissue with possibly trigger point.

They both work on the same format, but sports tends to look at isolated areas and work those and associated areas, wheras remedial gives a more rounded massage.

So, if you were looking at fixing a specific problem go for sports, if you are looking at maintaining your health and sorting out injurires but wish to receive a massage aswell go for remedial.

BTW, I am not really trained in either so am happy to bow down to someone else's interpretation.

I have done deep tissue/trigger point massage though.

 

[hippy-chick]

heres a linky for you for remedial

Healing with Remedial Massage - Safe Alternative Medicine (UK)