Athletic Sports Performance Massage Therapy, Santa Barbara, Goleta, Ca

It is the position of the American Massage Therapy Association (AMTA) that those who participate in exercise programs, as well as athletes in training, can benefit from massage therapy.

Benefits of therapeutic sports massage

Increased range of motion, leading to enhanced performance. Decreased muscle stiffness and soreness after exercise or physical activity. Reduced recovery time post-injury. Increased levels of relaxation and reduction in physical and psychological stress levels.

 

Athletic Sports Performance Massage Therapy, Santa Barbara, Goleta
Athletic Sports Performance Massage Therapy, Santa Barbara, Goleta

Does sports massage improve performance?

Sports massage aims to improve exercise performance and muscle function. Therapeutic massage emphasizes stress relief and well-being. … Most athletes experience increased flexibility and range of motion, greater endurance, and reduced muscle pain after a massage.

What are the physical effects of sports massage?

Increased localized blood circulation and temperature, during massage help the tissues become more pliable. This all helps restore flexibility and repeated bouts of stretching may lead to changes in connective tissue, plus an increase in the length of muscle fibres.

Are massages good for athletes?

 

Athletic Sports Performance Massage Therapy, Santa Barbara, Goleta
Athletic Sports Performance Massage Therapy, Santa Barbara, Goleta

Athletes may find an edge in these psychological benefits, making massage a double-duty treatment; a mind and body therapy. … Increases blood flow throughout the body, bringing vital oxygen and nutrients all over. Relieves muscle pain and tension. Improves connective tissue healing, which promotes muscle elasticity.

What are the benefits of Sports Massage?

Below are just a few of the benefits that massage can provide: Relaxation – massage helps the muscles relax through heat generated, circulation, and stretching. It may also lower high blood pressure. Flexibility – someone with tight muscles may have better flexibility following treatment.

What is the difference between sports massage and deep tissue?

A deep tissue massage is perfectly explained by its name. The pressure is adjusted to manipulate the deeper tissue layers in the body. … This is a job for a specially trained sports massage therapist. A sports massage is the manipulation of soft tissue (muscle) in order to prevent or improve sports injuries.

Massage is beneficial to more than muscles

  • Reduces heart rate.
  • Lowers blood pressure.
  • Reduces recovery time after an injury.
  • Rehabs an injury.
  • Lowers anxiety.
  • Improves mood.
  • Increases blood flow throughout the body, bringing vital oxygen and nutrients all over.
  • Relieves muscle pain and tension.
Which is better deep tissue or sports massage?
 
A person may have more reason to seek out sports massage if they experience overuse injuries from physical activity. On the other hand, a person undergoing deep tissue massage may be looking for a more general relief from muscular pain and mental stress.
 
Should sports massage hurt?
 
The discomfort you feel during and after a massage is completely normal and, on the whole, it means it is working. But a sports massage should never cause you so much pain that you feel the need to tense up in order to bear it. If your muscles are tense then they won’t be getting much of a benefit from the massage.
 
How often should I get a sports massage?
 
Most elite athletes get at least one massage per week. For most amateur athletes who still take their sport and training seriously or regular gym-goers, once a week to once a fortnight is recommended. For most people who do the regular light exercise once every two, three, or four weeks is usually sufficient.
 
Will a sports massage get rid of knots?
 
In the longer term, the lactic acid can get stuck in the muscle and form crystals which massage therapists refer to as knots. The knots then get more waste stuck to them and get larger ….. and so it goes on. The sports massage therapist works to drain the muscles and get the waste and lactic acid cleared out.
 
Who should get a sports massage?
 
Sports massage can help even if you don’t exercise regularly. Perhaps you’re worried about muscle tension due to stress, desk work, or a bad posture. Sports Massage Therapists can tailor the therapy to your specific needs, such as stiffness in the limbs, tense muscles or ligaments, or back pain.
 
How should I feel after a sports massage?
 
Your body will undergo trauma during a sports massage, and while it’s likely you will feel a bit sore for a few days, you may also feel cold, thirsty, and faint as your body works to metabolize the waste products removed from the soft tissue. Drinking plenty of water and taking a warm bath will aid this process.
 
Why do massages hurt but feel good?
 
It feels great not only because the pain is triggering a release of endorphins, but also because circulation is increasing and inflammation from the knot is being released. This is why some back and shoulder massages can “hurt so good”.
 
Can you train after a sports massage?
 
It’s usually recommended that you wait approximately 24 hours to exercise after a massage. But it depends on the individual., so KNOW your body!
 
How often should a runner get a massage?
 
The frequency of which you get a massage depends on how often and hard you train for running. However, getting a weekly, or at least monthly, massage can help any runner prevent injuries. Massage will help keep your muscles loose, which is one of the best ways to prevent the most common running injuries.
 
Can massage release emotions?
 
YES. Most people who receive massage regularly report feeling relief, a sense of peace or increased relaxation. However, some people may also experience a sudden rush of powerful emotion while receiving bodywork. Whether it is grief, euphoria, anger, fear, or sadness, the phenomenon is known as an emotional release.
 
Massage Therapy for that Who Exercise

Position Statement

It is the position of the American Massage Therapy Association (AMTA) that those who participate in exercise programs, as well as athletes in training, can benefit from massage therapy.

Athletic Sports Performance Massage Therapy, Santa Barbara, Goleta
Athletic Sports Performance Massage Therapy, Santa Barbara, Goleta

Background Information

Millions of people around the world play sports and exercise, from the elite professional athlete to the novice just starting a walking program for general health and wellness benefits.  Exercise is recommended for everyone. Although other government groups in the past have recommended exercise and fitness, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released the first official U.S. Physical Activity Guidelines in October 2008, as the official guidelines of the U.S. government. The Guidelines indicate that some activity is better than none, and then go on to make several specific recommendations: 

  1. Moderate amounts of physical activity provide substantial health benefits for all adults. This dose is defined as 150 minutes/week of moderate-intensity activity such as walking, or 75 minutes of vigorous activity/week such as jogging or vigorous sports.  Furthermore, this moderate dose can be obtained by mixing some days of moderate-intensity and some days of vigorous-intensity, with one minute of vigorous equaling two minutes of moderate-intensity. For this combination, 150 minutes is the goal.
  2. Additional health benefits can be obtained by doing more than the moderate dose. This higher target is described as 300 minutes of moderate-intensity, 150 minutes of vigorous-intensity, or combining moderate and vigorous intensity.
  3. All adults should participate in 30 minutes of strength-building exercise on two days of the week. These exercises should engage all major muscle groups.
  4. Children and adolescents should participate in 60 minutes of physical activity each day.  Most of this should be moderate to vigorous-intensity activity and should include vigorous activity at least three days/week. It also is recommended that children and adolescents participate in muscle-strengthening three days/week and bone-strengthening activities at least three days/week.1

Sports massage can be used to improve athletic performance, speed recovery, and can be utilized by all individuals who participate in any athletic and/or exercise program to help improve conditioning and maintain peak performance. Many professional and collegiate athletic programs employ or contract with massage therapists, and sports massage has been sought for many years by athletes of differing backgrounds for multiple reasons.2 With the 2008 Physical Activity Guidelines being very clear that activity is essential for people to be healthy, sports massage can be recommended to those individuals who participate in exercise programs as well as professional and collegiate athletes.

Freedom of Motion
Sports Massage can give you more Freedom of Motion

Research has shown that in relation to exercise and athletic participation massage can:*

  • Reduce muscle tension4
  • Help athletes monitor muscle tone
  • Promote relaxation
  • Reduce muscle hypertonicity
  • Increase range of motion
  • Improve soft tissue function
  • Support recovery from the transient immunosuppression state
  • Support the recovery of heart rate variability and diastolic blood pressure after high-intensity exercise.
  • Decrease muscle stiffness and fatigue after exercise
  • Improve exercise performance
  • Decrease delayed onset muscle soreness
  • Be the most efficient intervention for maintaining maximal performance time in subsequent exercise tests when combined with active recovery from maximal exercise
  • Reduce serum creatine kinase post-exercise
  • Reduce swelling
  • Reduce breathing pattern disorders
  • Enhance athletic performance
  • It May help prevent injuries when massage is received regularly

Individuals who participate in exercise and athletic programs who seek enhanced performance, improved conditioning, faster recovery, injury prevention, and assistance in maintaining peek fitness can benefit from massage therapy given by professional massage therapists working within their scope of practice. 

Athletic Sports Performance Massage Therapy, Santa Barbara, Goleta
Athletic Sports Performance Massage Therapy, Santa Barbara, Goleta


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