Sports Massage is a form of bodywork geared toward participants in athletics. It is used to help prevent injuries, to prepare the body for athletic activity and maintain it in optimal condition, and to help athletes recover from workouts and injuries.
Benefits:
- Helps prevent serious athletic injuries
- Helps warm up the muscles, stretching them pre-event
- Helps stimulate the flow of blood and nutrients
- Reduces muscle tension
- Loosens muscles
- Reduces swelling
- Helps maintain flexibility
- Helps reduce development of scar tissue
- Helps increase range of motion
The goal of all sports massage is to maximize athletic performance! Improvement of up to 20% can be common as a result of massage sessions! (Don Gillmore, “What is Sports Massage?”)
