The next workshop is coming up! Join me March 10-11 in Hartford, CT to learn Sports Massage for the Upper Body.
This two-day seminar (14 contact hours) will focus on the muscles and common conditions of …
Anatomy and biomechanics relevant to sports massage
Working with athletes or active clients
My personal reviews of products and services
Research articles regarding massage therapy and sports massage
Tips for finding the root cause of the injury
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, …
The next time you have client who walks with their feet pointed out (“duck footed”), check their ability to extend their big toe (great toe).
Here’s why:
During normal gait (walking) our body travels forward over our …
When a client comes in with a diagnosis of shoulder impingement, it really just labels an injury. That is, a soft-tissue structure (tendon or bursa) is being compressed between two unyielding structures (bones or ligament). …
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 …
Here is a new study on how massage decreases pain and improves recovery from activity.
http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2012/02/massages-mystery-mechanism-unmas.html?ref=hp
The Science of Sport: The Barefoot running round-table discussion from UKSEM: Thoughts from "inside"
Thoughts from the Barefoot running round-table discussion at UKSEM: An inside view
Many of you will probably know by now that at the recent UKSEM conference in London, I chaired a session called “Natural Running – advanta…
Those of you interested in barefoot running should read this!
A better exercise for trapezius muscle balance?
by PerformancEDU, performancedu.comTrapezius muscle balance is important for normal shoulder function. Often in patients with impingement, the lower trapezius is much weaker than the upper trapezius. Traditional exercises to strengthen the lower trapezius such as…
A nice study from Athlete’s Performance on lower trap activation.
With SI pain, be sure to check for rectus femoris tightness.
The final Sports Massage courses are a week away. Register now at http://www.musclewisdom.com
Congrats to Mary Stack. Pan-American Paralympic Games bronze medalist!
Vacation is over. Time to cut the fingernails & get back to work!
Finally saw a couples massage next to the beach while on vacation. Looked nice in a gazebo by the surf!
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