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Physio vs sports massage?

  • 10-03-2009 1:17pm
    #1
    jmcwobbles
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 287 ✭✭


    Hey all, I was out hill walking over the weekend, and am afraid that I might have strained my right calf, possibly my achilles tendon. 3 days later it's still quite sore and I'm limping badly and can't put weight on my toes or even follow through on a normal footstep.

    I was wondering, for muscle injuries/pains, would you go straight to a physio or get a sports therapy massage? Some people in work are saying a physio won't actually do very much for you, for the money you pay, and that I'd be better off getting a massage instead.

    I really want to look after myself as I am doing the Four Peaks Challenge. I'm afraid to wait too long before getting someone to look at it, in case I make the problem worse, but I just don't know if I should keep resting it for another couple of days, or go to a physio or a sports massage therapist this evening.

    If you all strain a muscle what's your usual process i.e. how long do you wait before getting treating, who do you go to, etc?


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  • #2
    cowzerp
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,549 ✭✭✭✭cowzerp


    Go to a hands on sports physio, that is a sports massage therapist or physio, normal massage is just for relaxing and not for injuries..

    Rush Boxing club and Rush Martial Arts head coach.



  • #3
    Cork4ever
    Closed Accounts Posts: 66 ✭✭Cork4ever


    cowzerp wrote: »
    Go to a hands on sports physio, that is a sports massage therapist or physio, normal massage is just for relaxing and not for injuries..


    Exactly

    logon to iscp.ie and make sure you get a chartered physio who had to do a degree in a medical school and not some quack who did a weekend course.


  • #4
    greenplain
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 344 ✭✭greenplain


    Sports massage therapist or physio hands down. They will be able to rub the calf muscle and loosen it up for you. A normal massage will do nothing for you.


  • #5
    jmcwobbles
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 287 ✭✭jmcwobbles


    Thanks for the responses guys, I wasn't talking about normal massage at all, I was really just wondering would you go to either a physio or a sports massage therapist? Like which one would you get the best benefit from?


  • #6
    Mhmm...weetabix
    Closed Accounts Posts: 347 ✭✭Mhmm...weetabix


    jmcwobbles wrote: »
    Thanks for the responses guys, I wasn't talking about normal massage at all, I was really just wondering would you go to either a physio or a sports massage therapist? Like which one would you get the best benefit from?

    I always end up wading in with this but anyway, I'd go to a reputeable Osteopath, before anyone else for something like this. They're all trained (if GOSC standard that is) in Sports massage and if you have an underlying cause such as an alignment issue they can also work on this through active release, passive release or manipulation techniques!


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