Sports Massage - Qp6

When giving massage to the legs first make a visual assessment of muscle tensions and note any muscles that appear tight, check for muscle tension manually with your hands.

 Always finish any specific treatments by wringing the whole leg.

The lower leg muscles can be grouped:-   (Select Three)

These are the main power muscles of the lower leg and power the foot forward in walking and running, and  are often damaged through the lack of warm-up in sprinters or runners.

The Achilles extends the knee and the rectus femoris also flexes the hip.

Posterior muscles form the bulk of the ______ leg muscles and are mainly the Gastrocnemius and soleus the two main calf muscles that attach with the Achilles tendon.

Tension in the rectus femoris is often responsible for knee problems, especially under and above the patella, as the increased tension causes inflammation in the ______ as they pass around the knee.

If proper recovery from minor injuries is not permitted, then further injury to the same area is inevitable and muscular tension builds up, causing loss of mobility and _______ , but  Mechanical massage is capable of reaching these deeper injuries and clearing them before the next match or training session.