GYMNASTICS
Gymnastics is a demanding sport that requires strength, flexibility, and precise coordination. Youth gymnasts often face intense training regimens that can lead to muscle strain, overuse injuries, and overall fatigue. At Elite Recovery in Murrieta, CA, our Neuromuscular Sports Massage (NMT) offers significant benefits to help young athletes excel and recover more effectively. Here’s a breakdown of how NMT targets key muscle groups, common injuries, and enhances performance and recovery.
GYMNAST Most Used Muscles :
Gymnastics involves almost every muscle group, but some are more prominently used due to the nature of the sport. Here are the most used muscles in gymnastics:
Forearms and Wrists
Trigger Point Referral Patterns:
Hands, wrists, forearms
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Neuromuscular Therapy Benefits
Eases wrist pain, enhances grip strength
Shoulders (Deltoids)
Trigger Point Referral Patterns:
Upper arm, shoulder blade
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Neuromuscular Therapy Benefits
Relieves shoulder strain, enhances overhead movements
Core
Upper Back
Trigger Point Referral Patterns:
Upper back, between shoulder blades
Neuromuscular Therapy Benefits
Alleviates upper back tension, improves posture
Hamstrings
Trigger Point Locations:
Back of the thigh
Referral Patterns
Pain can radiate to the buttocks or calf​
Neuromuscular Therapy Benefits
Alleviates hamstring tightness, prevents strains, improves flexibility
Gastrocnemius
Trigger Point Locations:
Calf muscles
Referral Patterns
Pain can radiate to the Achilles tendon​
Neuromuscular Therapy Benefits
Reduces calf cramps, prevents Achilles tendinitis, improves ankle flexibility
Where Is Your Pain?
Pain has a pattern. When you come in for your session there is no guessing what soft tissue is contributing to your pain we are well verse in the pain patterns of the body.
Your nervous system is the command center for your body the nerve trunk that supplies a specific joint also supplies the muscles of the joint, as well as the tendons, skin and related muscles. This complex system regulates your body’s systems & guides almost everything you do and allows you to experience your environment. The nervous system holds the key to the body’s incredible potential to heal itself
Feel safe knowing:
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