“Saying massage is important in general, is like saying a healthy diet is important to maintain a healthy lifestyle. Having muscles that are looked after, niggle free and full of the right balance of nutrients, minerals and blood flow helps a muscle function properly. A Elite sports person will have needs that are different from someone who doesn’t exercise, but is in equal need of massage. This is because at the elite end of the scale, your muscles are at peak performance, but training too hard or a potential injury on the brink can tip the scale to injury. Massage can help use this as a preventative to stop injuries. Whereas the other end of the scale, no exercise at all, being elderly, or overweight, means muscles are stiff, inactive and no movement creates less healthy muscles, which can injure quickly when needed to work. For example, sat all day, then getting up to go to the door, a weak muscle may strain, tear or injure because it isn’t healthy tissue. For the people who fit the inbetween category, 9-5 working day, stay at home parents etc, injuries can occur because of stress and tension building up in muscles. Massage can also help prevent this. Massage can also be used to treat injuries, but prevention is always best”