What Is a Sports Massage?
With 5K season right around the corner, what is a better way to prepare for your event than a personalized sports massage? From your avid CrossFit adventurer to your weekend walking warrior, a sports massage is perfect for every form of athlete. A sports massage concentrates on releasing and easing your muscles from continuing repetition, stress and pressure.
Why Are They So Popular and Who Are They For?
There is a lot of buzz going around about this specific massage targeted towards individuals with muscle stress. This massage is used to prepare the body and reduce recovery time before or after a big event. It has been known to also help with the "non-athlete" suffering from an injury, chronic pain or those suffering from limited range of motion.What Does It Do?
The Sports Massage helps to stimulate the circulation of blood and lymph fluid and break down adhesion's, or knots that may form in the muscle(s) after over stimulation. Minor muscle or connective tissue damage may occur after over working your body or simply by doing things your body is not used to. If this occurs there is restricted or reduced blood flow which may lead to a build up of waste in the area. In order to relive this area, the blood flow or lymph fluid may need a little extra help to begin circulating and self healing.Did you know Massage therapy was offered as a medical service all the way back to the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta?
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How Often Should Someone Get a Sports Massage?
Talking to your professional massage therapist will be the best way to find a regimen that is best suited for your needs. A Sports Massage is usually recommended for pre-event, post-event, restorative and for rehabilitative situations. It is also recommended before and after a serious training schedule to reduce from tissue damage and help with the flexibility of your muscle-tendon junctions.Here at the CopperLeaf we specialize in perfection. Call us to make your next reservation before or after your next big event!
