What Is Sports Massage?
Sports massage is a form of massage which utilizes specific strokes and stretches to help obtain maximum performance and physical conditioning with less chance of injury or pain. It helps to obtain maximum conditioning by increasing power, endurance and flexibility both before and after an event or work out. Performance increases of 20% are common as a result of massage sessions.
In recent years, sports science has made tremendous breakthroughs in the approach to improving athletic performance. Appropriate diet, rest, flexibility, strength training, and fluid replacement must be combined with efficient training and recovery techniques to maximize individual performance. But there's more…
Growing numbers of athletes are utilizing sports massage, making it an integral part of their sports training and competing regimen. Sports massage focuses on releasing tight, contracted, overworked muscles used in your sport or activity, and on restoring them to their optimum condition
The results speak for themselves. Sports massage can be the answer to enable you to train and compete more efficiently and allow you to achieve new levels of success and personal achievement.

FOUR TYPES OF SPORTS MASSAGE

• Pre-Event - 15- to 20-minute session at a sports event as close as 30 to 40 minutes before competition. The purpose is to increase circulation, joint range-of-motion, and muscle flexibility. Techniques are designed to invigorate muscles and to prepare and athlete for a quicker, safer, and more efficient start.
   
• Inter-Competition - Brief 10-15 minute sessions during breaks in games or matches. The purpose is to invigorate fatigued muscles and increase muscle flexibility for resumed competition.
   
• Post-Event - The most widely used event massage, it can reduce or even eliminate next day stiffness and soreness. It enhances and speeds the body's natural recovery process.
   
• Maintenance - Thorough 60-minute sessions during a training and competing season, focusing on maintaining and repairing fatigued and injured muscle tissues used most in your sport or activity. It allows you to maintain your ability to train and compete at optimum levels and helps prevent injuries.

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