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 …

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 …

(Originally posted on massagenews.org:  http://massagenews.org/sports.html)
In a previous article, I discussed the pre-event and inter-event sports massage. In this article, I will continue the path to cover the post-event sports massage.
Sports massage involves the application of …

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 …