20/07/2025
🏃♂️ Runners – are you taking care of your body like you train it? 🏃♀️
Sports massage and dry cupping aren’t just recovery tools—they’re essential practices to help prevent injuries before they stop you in your tracks.
Why Does It Matter? 🤔
Running puts repetitive stress on your muscles, joints, and connective tissues. Without proper recovery and maintenance, tightness, imbalances, and poor circulation build up—leading to overuse injuries.
🔹 Common running injuries & causes:
✅ Shin splints – often from overtraining or poor footwear
✅ Runner’s knee (patellofemoral pain) – caused by muscle imbalances or poor tracking of the kneecap
✅ Plantar fasciitis – from tight calves, weak foot muscles, or poor arch support
✅ IT band syndrome – linked to tight hips or improper running form
✅ Achilles tendinitis – caused by calf tightness or sudden increases in mileage. “Too much too soon”
💆♂️ Sports massage helps reduce muscle tension, increase blood flow, and improve range of motion.
🔥 Dry cupping targets deep tissue layers,
breaking up fascial restrictions and boosting circulation—perfect for recovery AND injury prevention.
🧠 Remember: Injuries can suddenly occur but it’s often because there is a weakness in that chain. The aim is to prevent.
Have we done enough to prevent it?
