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Sports Massage: Improve Performance Through Targeted Treatment
For professional and amateur athletes, weekend warriors, and anyone who likes to exercise, sports massage can provide targeted healing and relief. This approach, which delivers deep massages directly to the areas of the body affected by your chosen sport or exercise regimen, is designed to provide pain relief and boost performance.
Delivered by a certified sports chiropractor, a sports massage utilizes specific techniques, many of which overlap with those used in deep tissue massages, to achieve objectives such as loosening tense muscles, improving blood flow, and reducing lactic acid build up. As a result, a sports massage can provide assistance with any of the following:
Why use sports massage for your healing journey?
A sports massage can work as an effective complement to your daily or weekly sports routine. It can be effective at improving your performance and your comfort level even if you are not currently suffering from an injury. Here are some of the reasons athletes and active individuals love and embrace regular sports massages.
Shorter Recovery Times
Sports massages that target the muscles you use during your preferred sport can shorten the amount of time it takes you to recover from a game or a practice. That means that you can tackle your next event at the peak of your physical and athletic ability.
Improved Flexibility
Tense muscles make it difficult to use your body to its fullest. By relaxing this tension and alleviating the pain, a sports massage can help you get the widest movement out of your body, practice after practice and game after game.
Enhanced Circulation
Sports massages also have the ability to move blood and lymphatic fluid throughout the treated area. As a result, this approach can improve circulation, increasing the amount of blood and nutrients delivered to the muscles that need it most.
Injury Prevention
Finally, sports massages have the ability to prevent otherwise invasive and painful injuries caused by your sports activities. These massages relax tense muscles, preventing painful and possibly damaging contractions. In addition, these massages can prepare your muscles to engage in intense physical activity without the tightness that can sometimes lead to sprains and strains.
Frequently Asked Questions
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- What is a sports massage?
A sports massage is a specialized form of deep tissue massage that targets the areas used by athletes in their specific sports. This approach focuses on preventing injuries, enhancing muscle recovery and optimizing the athlete’s performance.
- What are the benefits of a sports massage?
A sports massage offers many benefits both immediate and longer term. Here are some of them:
- Is a sports massage only for athletes?
A sports massage, despite its name, is not restricted to athletes. This approach is suitable for anyone who engages in intense activities, whether professional sports, weekend athletes, or even just those who exercise to maintain their health.
- How long does a sports massage session typically last?
A sports massage usually lasts between 30 and 90 minutes. The length will be determined by your provider and by your specific needs.
- Is a sports massage painful?
A sports massage may include both light and deep pressure on the treated area. When you are receiving deeper treatment, you may experience some mild pain. However, your therapist will continuously evaluate your pain level and comfort zone so you experience maximum relief and minimal discomfort.
- When is the best time to get a sports massage?
A sports massage can benefit your body and your performance at any time. Here are some of the times athletes choose to have their massages:
- What should I wear during a sports massage?
In order to provide easy access to the treatment area, wear a comfortable, loose-fitting outfit or athletic clothes.
- Are there any contraindications for sports massages?
While sports massages are generally safe, there are some reasons not to engage in a massage:
Explore the Benefits of Sports Massage as Utilized By Today’s Top Athletes
The benefits of sports massage are highly esteemed across professional sports leagues.
Check out what athletes have to say about their experience with it in Austin, TX!
“Massage is one of my all-time favorite injury rehabilitation techniques. I’d even go as far as saying; it’s the most effective form of injury rehabilitation therapy for speeding up the healing process and preventing re-injury. Without it, the injured athlete rarely recovers fully.”
Brad Walker
Globally recognized expert in stretching and sports injury management
No athlete ages well; time’s undefeated grip challenges even legends. At 37, with over 56,000 career minutes, Kobe Bryant embodies resilience. Yet, behind the Staples Center spotlight, he grapples with pain, relying on an army of therapists, sports massage techniques, and cutting-edge technology to stand on the court. While the Lakers spotlight his farewell, underlying motives like ratings and future draft picks lurk. Nonetheless, Bryant’s enduring presence, regardless of performance, remains a testament to his legendary status.
Kobe Bryant
NBA player with the Lakers, won multiple awards, and is a Hall of Famer
“I see pliability as lengthening and softening of muscles to get back into balance,” Brady said. “Over the years, so many muscle contractions, or through all the workouts that we do we shorten our muscles. So if you can get them to lengthen, then when you contract, they can fully contract and relax. Brady’s pliability training involves lots of stretches and, as the documentary showed, some intense massages from Guerrero.
Tom Brady
Seven times Super Bowl winner and five times MVP.
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chiropractic care
Dynamic Sports Medicine offers the most advanced chiropractic sports medicine available today. By providing the highest quality of neuro-muskuloskeletal care and the most exclusive sports medicine technology in Austin.
pediatric sports medicine and performance care
We work with the top Pediatric Sports Medicine physicians and facilitate prompt referrals as needed for all cases. We also emphasize injury prevention, as well as youth performance care to ensure they are prepared to compete.
myofascial release
Dynamic Sports Medicine’s team of Doctors offers the most advanced sports therapy and myofascial release techniques available today, Fascial Distortion Model (FDM), Active Release Technique (ART), Cupping, Dry Needling, and Graston Technique.
spinal decompression
Decompression Therapy effectively relieves the pain associated with disc herniation, degenerative discs, posterior facet, and other spinal related syndromes, by reducing the pressure on spinal discs and facet joints through unloading created by distraction and positioning.
Pulsed Electro-Magnetic Field Therapy (PEMF)
Dynamic Sports Medicine offers the strongest most advanced PEMF on the market and is the only provider in Austin with Pulsed Energy Technologies which boosts energy, relieves pain and accelerates the healing process.
acoustic compression therapy (MyACT)
Myofascial acoustic compression therapy is used to treat a broad spectrum of health and pain conditions to promote healing of chronic or acute musculoskeletal pain, poor circulation, limited range of motion or soft tissue sports injuries.
kinetisense technology
Dynamic Sports Medicine is pleased to offer Kinetisense Technology for functional movement to complement our hands-on therapies in helping our patients achieve their therapeutic goals.
normatec compression boots
Extensive research shows that progressive compression, such as that provided by Normatec Compression Boots, offers numerous benefits to help athletes recover from intense training or injury, particularly when used in combination with other restorative treatments.
Sports Medicine
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Our personalized athlete recovery services are tailored to fast-track your bounce-back, facilitating more rigorous training and superior performance.
