Articles in Sports Massage
Greetings from the NCAA Championships!
I have been invited to provide sports massage this week for the University of Michigan Track & Field athletes at this year’s NCAA championships (my 5th championship trip). The location changes …
When working with a teenage (adolescent) athlete, the very first thing I ask them is “how much have you grown in the last year?”. Here’s why…
The peak muscle growth takes place about 1 year after …
Athletes are commonly seen on TV being stretched by a therapist or coach in preparation for competition. When working an event as a sports massage therapist, we are often asked to “stretch someone out.” However, …
One of my favorite massages to give is the post-marathon sports massage. Not because it requires any special ability on my part, but rather because of the drastic improvement the clients will feel from beginning …
I wanted to talk philosophy today, to cover an important aspect of how I approach my work. That is, to try and identify what it is we mean when we say we provide “Sports Massage.”
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