What is a Sports Massage?
A sports massage can be a partial or full-body massage, or our licensed massage therapists can focus on specific areas or a combination of the two. Your therapist will use various techniques to manipulate your muscles, tendons, and ligaments, which will increase circulation and stimulate the nerves. Your sports massage therapist will perform an assessment to figure out the best course of action for you. Sports massages received regularly may help to prevent injury and enhance athletic performance. It may also help alleviate pain from an injury.
Benefits of Sports Massage
A sports massage may help prevent and treat injuries and decrease recovery time. The Focus is on enhancing athletic performance rather than providing relaxation. A sports massage can also help loosen muscles and increase flexibility. This type of massage can alleviate pain from a sports injury or repetitive use, but it also has been known to help with migraines and tension headaches.
What is Medical Massage?
A medical massage can be 30 or 60 minutes on targeted areas or full-body massage. Your Therapist will use various techniques to manipulate your muscles, tendons, and ligaments,which will increase circulation and stimulate the nerves. Your medical massage therapist will perform an assessment to figure out the best course of action for you. Medical Massages received regularly may help to prevent further injury. It may also help alleviate pain from an injury or accident.
Effectiveness of medical massage therapy
Medical massage has been shown to be highly effective at reducing cases of future chronic pain conditions by dealing effectively with the base cause of the problem. Current studies have shown that the vast majority of pain in chronic conditions, over 80%, comes from soft tissue injuries and over 74% is directly related to trigger points. As well as eliminating the base cause of the pain and helping the individual to live a less painful existence, medical massage therapy is very cost effective. Less time is spent away from work or having to deal with the side effects of pain reducing drugs.