The large, hulking physique of a professional football player usually doesn’t illicit images of a massage therapist, but to the writers of this Blog it most certainly does. Why? (more…)
Posts Tagged ‘Sports Massage’
Sports Massage Therapy and Football
Thursday, April 21st, 2011Sports Massage Therapy and Baseball
Friday, January 28th, 2011As we’ve written in past entries, sports massage can be extremely beneficial to all athletes as massage therapy targeted to key areas of the body can help improve an athlete’s range of motion and flexibility, helping to reduce the chance of serious injury.
This would make its application to baseball seem obvious, as improved flexibility and range of motion would help fielders, batters and pitchers in their performance. But a little more research into the subject of baseball and sports massage shows just how helpful the modality is for the sport. (more…)
Sports Massage Therapy for Runners
Monday, December 27th, 2010We’ve written generally about massage therapy and its benefits for athletes (see our entry on Sports Massage), but often times a description of the general benefits can gloss over the specific positives sports massage provides athletes of a specific sport. Today’s Blog will focus on running and how sports massage can help runners. (more…)
Sports Massage: Using Massage Therapy to Improve Range of Motion
Saturday, November 27th, 2010An exciting finding recently published in the academic Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research shows that short, targeted massage therapy sessions can increase an individual’s range of motion. While more research needs to be done to examine whether different types of massage therapy can work similarly on different muscle groups, the implications of the study are clear: Sports massage therapy can help increase an athlete’s range of motion. (more…)
NFL Star Looks to Massage Therapy for Next Career Move
Thursday, December 10th, 2009I’m sure a lot of you provide massage therapy for athletes, including football players. How would you like the tables (pun intended) flipped on you?
I know we’re a bit late reporting this, but I thought this was an interesting story to bring up. Ricky Williams – one of the greatest college football players ever, and a current running for the Miami Dolphins (check out a recent clip of his work) is thinking about his career options after he retires. And he wants to be a massage therapist. (more…)