Sunday, October 21, 2012

Massage 101: Sports Massage

Originally posted June 6, 2012

Ah, June. The sun is shining, the beaches are open, and everyone is outside spraining and straining things. It's pretty common knowledge that keeping fit all year and stretching can help prepare your body for summer's adventures, but a lot of people don't know the benefits of sports massage. Whether you're training for the marathon or just getting a softball team together, sports massage can help prevent injuries and possibly even improve your performance. We do this with a combination of Swedish massage techniques, assisted stretches, trigger point therapy and Shiatsu.

Our regular spa sports massage is a great addition to any workout. There are also a few specialty sports massages: 
Pre-event sports massage preps you by loosening and stimulating the muscles. We recommend keeping this short, because your muscles will relax if we go on too long. 
Post-event sports massage is focused on recovery. We work slowly to reduce spasms and inflammation, and to move fresh fluids through the tissues. 
Rehabilitative sports massage addresses sports-related injuries. This usually includes some deep tissue techniques.

Whatever your fitness level or sport is, we've got you covered. Give us a call at 773-395-9000 to add us to your routine.

1 comment:

  1. Sports remedial massage is very much essential for athletes to to prevent injury and to relieve injury.Thanks for promoting the treatment.

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