Massage / JEMS for the Sports Person

'Movement is not exercise, but exercise is movement' Joanne Elphinston



Clinical Rehabilitation for the sports person, again considers a client's individual issues and needs from a holistic, integrated and functional perspective within the activity they perform and take part in; as a whole person not as a symptom or a group of symptoms.

Again, asking the questions like:

  • Why is this structure under pressure?
  • What does their brain think is happening?
  • Where are the forces being initiated, transmitted and used within their bodies?

As a movement specialist / Sports Therapist, I work with all my clients, providing personalised feedback for them after each appointment. This includes detailed suggestions of the "hows and whys" of what was discovered and discussed, together with an exercise programme where appropriate, so their training and performances will be safe and produce results.

In sport and activity, evidence based findings from biomechanics, sports psychology and physiology help support the movement principles and exercise ideas which can lead to better performance goals, help reduce the risk of injury and the rate of injury and, to recover well if one is sustained.

As a JEMS Practitioner, I work with the clients to help them become more efficient, fluid performers who can better create forces, direct and collect these forces, in order to gain better results, fulfil performance outcomes and reduce injury.

Improved quality and quantity of training

  • Massage can improve circulation, improve rest periods, can increase knowledge and awareness for stretching, warm-up and cool down.
  • JEMS can improve the quality, the quantity and effectiveness of training to be able to train for longer and with less fatigue.

Injury prevention

  • Regular massage can highlight potential problems in soft tissues and help to modify training programmes appropriately.
  • Being a JEMS Practitioner I can help clients manage the forces they create, the forces they have to work with or which are placed upon them, in order to reduce the risk of injury and the rates of injury occurrence.

Improved performance

Massage can improve circulation, improve rest periods, can increase knowledge and awareness of stretching, training, performance, as well as warm-ups and cool downs.

My JEMS training, together with my MSc in Sports and Exercise Science helps me explain and devise programmes to enhance and build efficient movement. This allows the client to be focussed on the 'strategy of play/performance', rather than the process of skilled performance alone. Together, the client and I will aim to address their performance goals; physical and psychological, with the outcome of having the results they want.

Improved self awareness

Massage can help inform the sports person and allow them to monitor their own condition during their preparation, performance and cool down.

JEMS in self awareness is about self regulation, self support, how the mind and body work together working towards achieving the best performance possible.

Testimonial

I have run for 3 decades and seen several physios. Helen is without question the best I have ever seen. For the last 8 years she has diagnosed the root causes of pain in my calves and guided me through stretching and conditioning. My body feels better than it ever has and thanks to Helen, I am still able to run competitively. Her knowledge and experience is second to none. I recommend her unreservedly.

Steve W, 15/08/2025