Wear loose, comfortable clothing (shorts) and underwear. Your modesty will be covered at all times and you will draped with a towel to protect any clothes from oil used.

Some forms of massage are very superfical and can be very relaxing. A sports massage is applied deeper to manipulate muscle tissue more affectively. This can induce a deeper relaxation although at the time some techniques may border on the uncomfortable. However during the treatment the sports massage therapist will ask how the pressure is and gauge how the client reacts to deeper techniques in certain areas.

The location of the point selected, the nature of the problem, the patients size and age will determine how deep the needles go. The needle size ranges from one to one and a half inches. When having the acupuncture you may feel some cramping, heaviness, tingling or electrical sensation either around the needle or travelling along the energy pathway.

The pain level is considered mild with Acupuncture

If the therapist believes that you have a contrainication then you will be given advice depending upon the contrainication. This may mean a referral to another healthcare professional for furture treatment or advice before representing for a sports massage. The therapist reserves the right to rufuse massage if they believe it is unsafe to do so.