SAS Sport and Remedial Massage

01/01/2026

Positive news for Cupping therapy. I use this regularly with individuals in my treatments.

🩸 It’s not just a bruise—it’s a biological switch.

We’ve all seen the purple circles.

From Olympic swimmers to your favorite CrossFit coach, cupping therapy has been trending for years.

Most people assume it’s just for deep tissue release or pain relief.

But a groundbreaking 2025 study just completely changed how we look at those marks.

Researchers published their findings in PLOS ONE, focusing specifically on university baseball players.

They wanted to see if cupping did more than just loosen tight shoulders.

They split the athletes into groups: one received real "dry cupping" suction (-400 mmHg), and the other got a "sham" version with barely any pressure.

They measured them for 8 weeks during intense preseason conditioning.

The results were wild.

The athletes who got the real cupping didn’t just feel better.

Their bodies physically recovered faster at a nervous system level.

The study found that cupping significantly improved the recovery of the Autonomic Nervous System (ANS).

Specifically, it helped the athletes switch out of "Sympathetic" mode.

That’s your body’s "fight or flight" stress response—the state that burns energy and halts recovery.

And it switched them into "Parasympathetic" mode.

That’s the "rest and digest" state where actual growth and repair happen.

In the high-stress world of athletics, the ability to flip that switch quickly is the difference between burnout and a breakthrough.

So the next time you see those purple circles, don't just think "pain relief."

Think of them as a remote control for your nervous system. 🧠

References: Chen, C. L., & Tang, J. S. (2025). Effects of dry cupping on exercise, autonomic activity and sleep in baseball players during preseason and in-season conditioning. PLOS ONE, 20(2), e0319479.

31/12/2025

Happy New Year to all my wonderful clients Past, Current and Future 🥂🍾🎉🎊🥳🍾🥂
Thank you for trusting me with your bodies and enabling me to help you through the medium of massage and soft tissue therapy..
Here is to a healthy, happy and prosperous 2026. More learning and application from me in order to help you. Hopefully new ventures too.
Take care and may you all enjoy your evenings with friends and family 🎉🎊🥳🍾🥂🥂🍾🥳🎊🎉

19/12/2025

Listen to your body and get a Sports Massage regularly for help in reducing and eradicating those minor ni**les 😍

Endurance sports, in fact any activity, can bring injury.

Aches and pains can be common, and the majority of time, that pain is a temporary and appropriate reaction to what we are subjecting ourselves to, but more importantly, resolves appropriately post activity with no lasting consequences.

But too often I have athletes in front of me who haven’t had that appropriate reaction, and gradually their symptoms become prolonged, exacerbated, and longer term.

When we delve into their history then often, we find a point where they began to trick themselves that this wasn’t happening and that “its ok, this is normal, it’s nothing to worry about”.

Now although in most cases it isn’t anything serious, it often does derail or defer peoples racing and training until things settle back down.

Potentially, seeking a little bit of advice and guidance at that particular moment could have been enough of an intervention to head things off and keep you moving forward.

Indeed, I love nothing more than the email, call, message saying “Mike, I have a bit of a ni**le, it’s not too bad but I just wanted your opinion before it becomes more of an issue”.

Normally just putting some simple steps into place to counter measure the potential for worsening can make a massive difference.

I think a major reason people don’t seek that early advice is from the fear of being told they must stop training / racing by the therapist – almost always at this point a slight modification is enough to keep you training.

So, don’t be the ostrich who buries their head in the sand, proactive management trumps reactive management everyday of the week and twice on Sundays.

19/12/2025

Very good Exercises to follow to help increase strength in that stabilizing Soft Tissue - Gluteus Medius

16/12/2025

Fantastic Analogy of Rehab, Recovery and Avoiding the pitfalls. Sports Massage certainly helps to iron out all those minor ni**les and avoid those snakes!!!

A while ago whilst playing board games with the kids I realised that rehab can often be like a game of snakes and ladders.

People are desperate to roll that dice, hit that 6 and fly up the biggest ladder on the board.

We all want that short cut to get back to full training ASAP.

But lurking nearby those big ladders are the big snakes that send us all the way back down to the bottom of the board.

It’s the risk and penalty associated with trying to gamble.

Short term success often results in frustration and long term failure.

Now although, on occasion someone rolls those 6’s, hits the big ladders, avoids the snakes and ladders wins, it’s rare, and shouldn’t be our aim or strategy when we begin a rehab journey.

The best strategy for most is steady rolls of 3 or 4, methodically plodding our way up the board, not worrying about the big ladders, occasionally grabbing a small one maybe, or indeed a small snake, but these little wins and losses aren’t overly beneficial or detrimental to the game plan.

We eventually get to the finish line and feel good about it.

So as sexy as the big ladders appear, remember there’s always a snake ready to take you all the way back to the start if you gamble on fast success over the steady approach.

25/11/2025

Looking forward to attending a course ran by Julian Baker next year and learning more about Fascia.

Our muscles, bones and organs are held together by a network of tissue that influences our every move. Is there a way we can use it to our advantage?

17/11/2025

Last minute availability due to cancellation - Tuesday 18th November at 9am.

14/11/2025

Massage brings so much positive gains

While they can be seen as a luxury, massages are often part of healthcare – here’s how they affect physical and mental health

19/09/2025

Super exercise to do during your working days

09/09/2025

Very good advice

28/08/2025

Great advice

03/08/2025

Dear All.

As of the beginning of September, I am unfortunately going to have to increase my prices slightly. This is my first increase in 2 years (Last being 2023). I hope you understand.

Therefore as of the 1st September 2025 my prices will be

30 minutes - £35
45 minutes - £50
60 minutes - £60 (£68- £70)
90 minutes - £75 (£80 - £90)

Prices will be slightly greater for mobile visits due to the time taken to reach clients (The greater prices for these mobile treatments being a reflection on distance and time required to travel to clients).

I hope that you understand this slight price increase which comes in conjunction with my increased skill set too.

which now includes Dry Needling into Soft Tissue and Myofascial Dry Cupping, both of which I incorporate into my regular treatments.

I will also be undertaking further training this year in regards to Sports Rehabilitation and Joint Mobilisation/Manipulation.

May I take this moment to thank you all for your continued support and loyalty to my small business..I am really enjoying helping so many different individuals in their journeys to reduce pain, soreness and improve their well being plus preparation for their performances.

Thanks and kind regards

Susie Saunders