Sports Massage Therapy
Healing Sports Injuries

Sports massage therapy is ideal when you have a specific injury you'd like to address. It's based on a combination of Swedish massage strokes, shiatsu, and trigger point therapy. It is intended to help reduce the stress intense workouts put on the muscles by repairing small lesions in the muscles before they become much bigger problems. It is also used to treat injuries once they occur.

Sports massage was originally intended to help athletes preform at their best at events. Athletes push their muscles to the max and need to do extra care to avoid and recover from injury. There are several aspects that address all the needs that athletes have.

Pre-event Massage: This massage is usually a short vigorous massage lasting about 20 minutes. The muscles that will be used in the sporting event are usually the only ones massaged.

Post-event Massage: This massage is given an hour or two after the event. It's used to help regulate and normalize the tissue after exertion.

Restorative Massage: This massage is given during training periods. It helps prevent injury during training, allowing the athlete to train harder in each session.

Rehabilitative Massage: This massage is given to injured athletes to help them heal more quickly.

You don't have to be a big time athlete to get a sports massage. It is offered in many spas and massage clinics these days. It can benefit anyone who has aches and pains.

Sports massage has many benefits. It lowers heart rate and blood pressure, increases circulation of blood and lymph. It improves flexibility and reduces muscle pain and tension. Whether you work on a construction site or in an office, if you have muscle soreness sports massage therapy can help you.