Origins of Sports
Therapy Treatments
A brief history

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Sports therapy has been used with athletes and warriors for thousands of years. In ancient Greece athletes had treatments
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before and after competing while the Romans
recognised the benefit for injured gladiators.

PROVEN RESEARCH
Sports Therapy has a well documented body of research behind it, proving the effectiveness of different treatment plans in relation to injury types and ongoing sporting activity.

In 1900 the Finnish School of Massage developed a new system of Sports Therapy and in 1924 it first came to public attention when Paavo Nurmi won 5 Gold medals in ONE DAY while having Sports Therapy treatments in between his events.

He attributed his ability to perform well and recover quickly to the treatments he received throughout the day.

GOING FORWARD
Through the 1950s and 1960s the Russians and East Germans developed Sports Therapy techniques which have now become mainstream.