ENDERMOLOGIE FOR SPORT

Athletes love Endermologie for sport

ENDERMOLOGIE FOR SPORTS - HOW DOES IT HELP?

Endermologie is clinically proven to help athletes warm up pre-events, accelerate recovery from injuries, improve lymphatic & blood circulation, enhance mobility, reduce muscle stress, and alleviate muscle spasms and DOMS.

While Endermologie is a fantastic treatment option for anyone who exercises, it's a game-changer for professional athletes. Some of the benefits from the treatment include, but are not limited to the following:

  • Expanded range of muscle motion
  • Increases muscle strength and power
  • Improved muscle conditioning
  • Reduces muscle tension
  • Boosts recovery cycle
  • Faster injury recovery times

MUSCLE RECOVERY & SPORTS CONDITIONING

Muscle soreness, often related to eccentric movements, usually presents 12 to 24 hours after the physical activity and can last for 5 to 7 days (Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness - DOMS). This is often accompanied by reduced muscle capacity, restricted movement, stiffness and swelling. Full recovery can take up to 3 weeks.

Although there are many hypotheses to explain muscle soreness, it's now widely accepted that it occurs due to tiny microtears in the muscles and surrounding connective tissue, which triggers an inflammatory response to heal the damage.

There are a vast range of interventions aimed at preventing or reducing the symptoms of muscle soreness to ensure athletes get back to peak performance as soon as possible. One key solution is massage which has been proven to improve muscle strength and reduce the serous rate of Creatine Kinase, a biochemical tracer of muscle damage.

In one study examining the effect of Endermologie on recovery from muscle soreness*, 10 healthy volunteers completed a 40-minute running test on a treadmill with a downhill incline at 10% followed by a 10-minute Endermologie for sport treatment every day on one thigh only for 6 days after the test.

The results show*:

  1. Less swelling on the treated side.
  2. Significantly less pain on the treated side.
  3. Full recovery on the treated side within 2 days.

WHAT IS CONNECTIVE TISSUE OR FASCIA?

Connective tissue is the 'glue' that holds our bodies together. It is a vast network of cells and an extracellular matrix that provides the body's basic and vital mechanical and functional support systems. It provides nutrition, allows for fluid exchange and protects the muscles, vessels, organs and tissues that support your entire body.

Fascia is a band or sheet of connective tissue, made up primarily of collagen and elastin which can be classified by layer (superficial, deep or visceral parietal) or by its function and location in the body. Recent research suggests that fascia is a reactive tissue, contracting and relaxing like muscles and providing sensory feedback. In fact, some believe it may be responsible for much of the chronic pain and injury experienced by athletes.

Sporting injuries may result in adhesions that build up between fascial surfaces potentially leading to pain throughout the body.

Athletes traditionally resort to stretching, foam rolling and range-of-motion exercises to relieve this pain and discomfort, however, this is time-consuming and will not assist with the other athletic enemy - delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS). DOMS is thought to be due to an increased release of metabolites into the tissue surrounding damaged muscle cells, resulting in swelling and discomfort.

ENDERMOLOGIE FOR SPORTS - CLUBS & INDIVIDUAL ATHLETES

LPG, the creators of Endermologie have been the experts in connective tissue treatment for 30 years. Starting out as a treatment for scars, Endermologie is now a key-player in sports conditioning, with partnerships with over 16 professional sporting clubs and many more individual athletes.

They are the key player worldwide reaching more than 50,000 health professionals with the Endermologie technique.

The specialised patented CELLU M6 ALLIANCE technology (with a motorised roll and flap treatment head) has proven efficacy in more tha145 high-level scientific studies and is supported by an International Scientific Research Committee (COSIRE).

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*Portero P; , Vernet J.M. Effects of the LPG Technique on the recovery of muscle function after Strenuous physical exercise Ann. Physiotherapist. 2001, T. 28, n°4, PP 145-151. + Portero P., Canon F., Duforez F. Effects of a new massage technique on the recovery of muscle soreness. 18th Congress of the French Society of Sport Medicine; 1st-4th October 1998, Lille.

ENDERMOLOGIE FOR SPORTS

Clinical studies have scientifically proven that Endermologie alleviates DOMS (Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness), improves local blood and lymphatic circulation, relaxes muscle spasms, relieves muscle tension and increases functional mobility. Since Endermologie treatments also work to expel toxins trapped in the tissue, it helps athletes rid their bodies of the inevitable build-up of lactic acid caused by strenuous exercise.

As a result, Endermologie is popular with elite athletes from diverse sports such as soccer, cycling, triathlon, football, golf, skiing, rugby, bodybuilding and long-distance running.

Endermologie is also believed to achieve a quicker recovery from injury when combined with physiotherapy.

So whether you're a seasoned marathon runner, a CrossFit athlete or a weekend warrior, Endermologie will take your training and recovery to the next level.