Sports Massage
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 Whether you' re a weekend athlete or a pro, you probably notice a lot of muscle tension after a rigorous workout. 

Depending on the needs of the client, a variety on of techniques are used.  The technique often involves a blend of traditional Swedish, Deep Tissue, and Shiatsu, all specifically designed to help the specific type of athlete or fitness enthusiasts.  The purpose of the massage is help prepare and recover athlete to have peak performance, to drain away fatigue, to relieve swelling, to reduce muscle tension, to promote flexibility, and to prevent injury.  Many athletes and fitness enthusiast use sports massage as part of their health maintain. ​

Reduced Muscle Tension and Stress

During the sports massage treatment, a major benefit will be the trigger of your bodies natural painkillers, called endorphins.  This will help counteract the effects of physical stress and strain your body has endured.  As the nervous system tells the body to let go, the muscles will muscle, tendons, and ligaments will relax.  When the body performs continuous physically demanding activities, the nervous system is in a heighted sense, telling the muscles to tense and work harder. Causing the issue of chronically tight muscles and holding patterns.  The sports massage will help the break up these patterns and allow the muscles to release and flush out the toxin build up. 

Prevent and Heal injuries

Sports massage decreases injury potential by helping to prevent acute injuries, like muscles tears, as well as chronic injuries stemming from wear and tear, like tendentious . Regular massage allows the muscles and soft tissue to stay supple and healthy. The massages helps lengthen the muscles; therefore increasing flexibility and freeing the muscles from adhesions.  Which reduces the potential for injury. Sports massage increases circulation, assists the body’s healing processes, and breaks down scar tissue and adhesions, all  helping chronic injuries get better and prevent injury..​

 Improved Performance and Overall Muscle health

Sports massage can help to optimize the positive factors that affect performance, such as healthy muscle and connective tissues, normal range of motion, high energy and fluid and pain-free movement, as well as inducing mental calm and improving alertness, and concentration. It also can help minimize negative factors such as dysfunctional muscle and connective tissue, restricted range of motion, low energy, staleness, pain, and high anxiety.​