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What is Sports Massage Therapy?

Sports Massage Therapy (also known as athletic massage) is a vital recovery, performance, and injury prevention technique with long-term benefits. Whether you're a professional athlete or a weekend warrior, adding sports massage therapy to your training plan will boost your performance before, during, and after any event.

We utilize a wide range of compression and stretching methods to repair soft tissue dysfunction, utilizing a specialized combination of myofascial treatments, sports massage techniques, stretching exercises, and exercise recommendations. We seek to decrease chronic strain patterns, injuries, improper training and trigger points in order to enable you to quickly return to optimal athletic performance.

Sports massage therapy has many physical as well as mental and emotional benefits:

Physical Benefits:

  • Enhance blood circulation, lymph flow, and oxygen levels
  • Prevents lactic acid build-up
  • Minimizes the wait-time between workouts
  • Strengthens and increases physical ability and endurance
  • Lowers blood pressure, heart rate, and breathing by inhibiting sodium transport proteins
  • Relaxes the muscles
  • Strengthens your flexibility
  • It's a natural pain-reliever that also helps to prevent muscular cramps and discomfort

Mental and Emotional Benefits:

  • Reduced anxiety and tension (which can help alleviate other mental health symptoms)
  • Promotes better sleep patterns
  • Calms a rageful disposition
  • Soothes your mind and puts you in a meditative state
  • Enhances concentration
  • Enhances one's self-image
  • Aids in the development of a positive mood

Sport Massage Therapy Treatments

Massage treatments for athletes can aid in the healing process by reducing the body's natural inflammatory response. Massage therapy has been shown to stimulate certain enzymes that assist with muscle recovery and tissue repair, based on scientific evidence.

What Can You Get Out of a Sports Massage?

  • Increased Joint Range of Motion

    One of the researched advantages of sports massage is that it improves the range of motion in the joints. The adjacent muscles near the joints are frequently wounded in sports injuries, which is why they are the primary target during treatment. When the muscles recover, the joints will be able to function as before the injury occurred.

  • Increased Flexibility

    A sports massage, according to the preceding remark, encourages flexibility by allowing all of the body's muscles to relax completely. The sports massage therapist will focus on muscles that take the most strain and wear and tear during your particular sports activities. You will be able to move your body more freely as each knot they remove gives you the sensation that you can move your body more freely.

  • Increased Personal Well-being

    As for your own well-being, one may feel a lot better after receiving a sports massage of a specific style. You will finally be able to sense completely healthy after your body is in a relaxed state. Your emotions will sync with your body's good condition, making you feel more cheerful and connected with yourself.

  • Reduction in Muscle Tension

    Do you feel like your muscles are always tense? If you think your muscles are too stretched out, you can detect muscular tension at home. It's possible that muscle tightness is the reason behind your restricted mobility, and one of the best methods to get rid of it is with a sports massage. Muscle tension generally affects the soft tissues, which are what's worked on during a sports massage.

  • Reduction in Muscle Spasms

    Muscle spasms are frequently caused by strained muscles, which may be due to overuse or even a minor sports injury. Regardless of how cautious you are, if you participate in sports on a daily basis, you will experience muscular spasms from time to time.

  • Good Night’s Sleep

    The sports massage may conclude and end with a more calming form of treatment procedures. This allows your body to relax as well as sink into the deep tissue massage after. Getting a massage helps your entire nervous system relax, allowing your body to prepare for a good night's sleep. After receiving a massage therapy treatment, many of our patients report having a great night's rest!

Whether you're a hard-working athlete or are new to exercise, sports massage therapy can benefit you and your exercise regime!


If you have any questions about a sports or athletic massage, get in touch with our expert customer service team to get your questions answered or to book an appointment for a sports massage!

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