Category Archives: Sports Massage
DOMS and Massage, Part II
Previously we looked at theories about post-exercise massage, highlighting a classic misconception of lactic acid, its affects, and the discovery of lactic acid as a fuel. To recap, until recently physiologists believed that lactic acid caused Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness … Continue reading
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Lactic Acid, DOMS and Massage: Tidbits of what we know (Part 1 of 2)
Delayed-onset muscle soreness, DOMS, is the soreness and tenderness in your muscles after strenuous exercise. Previously it was believe that lactic acid was the cause, but studies have moved past that theory. Many believe massage is extremely beneficial for post-exercise … Continue reading
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Tagged Delayed-Onset Muscle Soreness, DOMS, exercise, Lactic Acid, Massage, massage therapy
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Sports Massage Therapy and Football
The large, hulking physique of a professional football player usually doesn’t illicit images of a massage therapist, but to the writers of this Blog it most certainly does. Why?
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Tagged football, health, Massage, massage therapy, Sports Massage
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Sports Massage Therapy and Baseball
As we’ve written in past entries, sports massage can be extremely beneficial to all athletes as massage therapy targeted to key areas of the body can help improve an athlete’s range of motion and flexibility, helping to reduce the chance … Continue reading
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Tagged baseball, health, Massage, massage therapy, medical massage therapy, pain, sports, Sports Massage
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Sports Massage Therapy for Runners
We’ve written generally about massage therapy and its benefits for athletes (see our entry on Sports Massage), but often times a description of the general benefits can gloss over the specific positives sports massage provides athletes of a specific sport. … Continue reading
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Tagged circulation, deep tissue massage, health, Massage, massage therapy, medical massage therapy, muscle pain, runners, running, sports, Sports Massage, sports massage therapy, swedish
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Sports Massage: Using Massage Therapy to Improve Range of Motion
An exciting finding recently published in the academic Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research shows that short, targeted massage therapy sessions can increase an individual’s range of motion. While more research needs to be done to examine whether different types … Continue reading
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Tagged athletes, flexibility, Massage, massage therapy, range of motion, Sports Massage
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NFL Star Looks to Massage Therapy for Next Career Move
I’m sure a lot of you provide massage therapy for athletes, including football players. How would you like the tables (pun intended) flipped on you? I know we’re a bit late reporting this, but I thought this was an interesting … Continue reading
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Tagged football, Massage, massage therapy, NFL, Ricky Williams, running back, sports, Sports Massage
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Massage: A Deeper Look (Part II)
One of the most important things to do before giving – or receiving – a deep tissue massage is to determine which muscles need a deep tissue approach. It’s very rare that all muscles will need to have deep tissue … Continue reading
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Tagged deep tissue, health, Massage, muscle pain, relaxation, sports, stress, swedish, tension
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Massage: A Deeper Look (Part I)
I’ve been blogging recently about animal massage – even snake massage (my stomach still clenches when I think about that one!) and both entries touched briefly on “deep massage”. I think it’s important to understand what deep tissue massage actually … Continue reading
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Tagged chronic, deep tissue massage, muscle pain, relaxation, sports, swedish
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Massage for the New Year
It is the beginning of a new year, which can be an energizing yet worrisome time. Like a blast of cold wind, the month of January brings to our attention the possibility of new opportunities and causes us to reflect … Continue reading
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Tagged chair massage, fitness goal, Massage, new year, resolution
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