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Anatomy and biomechanics relevant to sports massage

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Working with athletes or active clients

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Research articles regarding massage therapy and sports massage

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Tips for finding the root cause of the injury

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Research: Lower Limb Compression and Sports Massage
November 20, 2010 – 12:12 pm | No Comment
Research: Lower Limb Compression and Sports Massage

A study performed in the United Kingdom looked at the effects of lower limb compression tights and massage on the symptoms of exercise-induced muscle damage in women.  Test subjects performed 100 plyometric drop jump exercises …

Living Fascia Video
November 12, 2010 – 6:28 am | No Comment
Living Fascia Video

Here is a great, informative video showing fascial connections within the body.

Research: Massage Induces Greater Range of Motion
July 25, 2010 – 7:26 am | No Comment
Research: Massage Induces Greater Range of Motion

A recently published study performed brief (10 or 30 second) massage to the musculotendinous junction of the hamstrings in the research subjects and found a significant increase in hip flexion range of motion for both …

Muscle Guarding and MET
July 19, 2010 – 9:14 am | No Comment
Muscle Guarding and MET

When working with client who are rehabbing a serious injury, I have found that muscle guarding is quite often a factor in limited range of motion (ROM).  I have recently seen this in cases of …

Research: Effects of PNF on Knee Movement Sensation
June 5, 2010 – 5:31 am | No Comment
Research:  Effects of PNF on Knee Movement Sensation

In the April, 2010 issue of Strength and Conditioning Research, researchers evaluated the ability of the test subjects to identify the change in passive flexion or extension to their knee after a session of either …