Sport Massage

The Benefits of Massages For Athletes

Athletes are the ones who are completely dedicated to keeping their bodies at peak performance .  They need to be bigger, stronger, faster, more agile and etc . than the next person if they’re going to compete at the level they’d like to. Although breaking your body down and building it back up is a rather key component to the athletic world, not many people take into account how important massages are. Whenever you see a football player getting stretched before the game or even worked on after the game has finished, the massage therapist (or sports trainer) working on them knows exactly what they’re doing. They don’t get massages just for the fun of getting a massage.   Athletes take massage very serious as some even keep a professional massage therapist on their payroll.  Some people tend to think that massages have no positive effect on athletes, but those people couldn’t be further from the truth. These days anybody who is a sports fanatic will know that athletes need massages […] Continue reading

Various Types of Massage: Part II

In our last discussion, we talked regarding different massage varieties and the way they benefit the overall health of a person. Trained masseuse sessions alleviate muscle tension and assist a person to feel calm, relaxed and less stressed out. This is a great way to maintain healthy body and mind. Swedish Swedish massage is quite frequent where light strokes are applied on the muscles of the human body. Too much pressure on tissue is avoided and while it’s occurring, the recipient feels absolute comfort and relaxation. Scar tissues are broken down easily and generally help in relieving aches, pain and tension. Neuromuscular Therapy This massage focuses on relieving pain that mainly results from muscles sprains and nervous system. Posture difficulties, nerve compression and circulation concerns are treated with ease as focus lies mainly on trigger points. Deep Tissue Particular body parts affected with pain can get huge relief from this procedure. Sometimes, the recipient might experience pain while undergoing deep tissue procedure because pressure is specifically applied on affected areas […] Continue reading

Level 2 Thai Massage

Today is my 2nd day of training at the Orlando School of Thai Yoga Massage. A couple of weekends ago, in Level 1, I learned the basic format of the Northern style. This weekend, for Level 2, I am studying mostly Southern style, which is what was traditionally performed on the kings, queens and royal family members in Thailand. My instructor, Rob Murray, is demonstrating a few variations of the traditional poses in these pics. Continue reading

My first out of town massage trip…

was 2 weeks ago to downtown Indianapolis, Indiana to work on a client of mine who is currently playing for the Pittsburgh Pirates Baseball team. It would have been great to walk around the downtown and explore all the shops, museums, race track and other attractions, but I was short on time. Between deep tissue, mat Thai Yoga and Swedish massage bodywork, I helped put him back on track. Hopefully he will continue to score many home runs for his team the remainder of this season. Continue reading

Massage is key for professional and amateur athletes

Many guys will think of massage and think of the spa days their wives and girlfriends love or which they give as Mother’s Day presents. Most males don’t realize that massage is about a lot more than relaxation and male massage is a great way to deal with a variety of problems including sports injuries. Sports massage is a different area of massage that most professional massage therapists will have studied if they have taken a well-regarded course. Whether you are a pro footballer or just like to keep fit,  it could be that male massage for injuries and other muscle problems can help. If you do just enjoy sports in order to keep, an injury can really set you back.  You are probably used to eating about the right amount of calories for the exercise regime you have: an injury could mean that you suddenly start pilling on the pounds as well as losing core fitness. What male massage can do for guys suffering from injuries is firstly to take […] Continue reading