Supporting Your Family on the Path to Health
Sports Massage
Does this describe you?
- You stretch and stretch and yet feel like your getting tighter and tighter.
- You feel like your range of motion is limited.
- You hurt all over or have pain in a particular area.
- You have pain whenever you do a specific motion.
- You workout and your muscles feel weaker.
- You just don't seem to have strength in a particular muscle anymore.
Sports massage is a type of massage developed to maintain the health and improve the performance of athletes. It is generally associated with the professional athlete, and it has certainly proven itself in that arena. Today, the word is getting out that sports massage can be extremely beneficial to the non-professional athlete and the weekend warrior. All athletes deal with a wide range of issues such as tight muscles, poor posture, repetitive use injuries, adhesions in the muscle and connective tissue, and scar tissue. The professional athlete has a wide range of experts making sure they are at the peak of their performance. The non-professional athlete and weekend warrior are typically on their own. This brings into play a wide range of issue that can affect their performance and increase their risks for injury.
What can I expect at a Sports Massage Appointment?
Your first appointment will include a 15 minute consultation. This is a very interactive session between you and
the therapist. Sports massage typically requires deep tissue work, we'll use a pain scale of 1-10, with a target of 6-7. This will enable us to break up scar tissue, adhesions and tight muscles. Brian will be continually checking in with you and adjusting his pressure during this massage. Please wear bike shorts or exercise shorts and sports bra.
Center Field, Texas Rangers
Raleigh, North Carolina
"I had an issue with my knees that needed to be treated, in part by deep tissue massage of specific muscles. After the initial massage around my knee, I realized how valuable this would be for my entire body. So far, the focus has been only on my legs, which feel incredible all the time as a result. Also, my doctor informed me that I was probably on the verge of developing plantar fasciitis. Brian agreed with that assessment. Thanks to his work, that is no longer a concern."
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