Sports Massage Video

Sports massage therapy is an integral part of athletics. It's not like in the old boxing movies, where a guy is just hacking and punching the muscles of the boxer in the corner between rounds. It is an art form and a science. Massage can be a very crucial aspect to an athletes performance and competition.

Sports Massage utilizes mainly techniques from Swedish massage (like friction, effleurage and petrissage) and uses them according to the needs of the particular athlete and specific concerns of a particular sport. In other words you will massage a 12 year old 100lbs rhythmic gymnastics girl different than a 250lbs kickboxer.

Similar to Swedish massage all strokes in Sports massage are usually done towards the heart to help venous and lymphatic flow, which is especially important in times of recovery. Many sports massage therapist also use massage techniques from other styles like reflexology, shiatsu and thai massage.

That means sports therapy massage will look different on-season than off-season, before, during and after a competition.

Sports massage before (pre-event) and during a competition always needs to be focused on enhancing the athletic performance during competition, while massage after a competition (post-event) has to be focused on faster recovery, treating minor injuries and discomforts.

Therefore massage before and during competition will usually be short and to the point.

What happens if sports therapy massage before a competition is too deep and long? Deep massage before a competition will weaken the muscle, will make the athlete feel too comfortable and sleepy, decrease the competitiveness of the athlete and will possibly lead to injury. The same is true during a competition. Massage interventions have to be short and geared towards.

Sports Massage Video 1

Length: 8 seconds
Short clip showing a twisting mobilization move on the back.

Sports Massage Video 2

Length: 44 seconds
This clip shows a very effective combination of a passive dynamic calf stretch and massage.

Sports Massage Video 3

Length: 1:11 minutes
Video shows the combination of Trigger Point Massage and passive dynamic stretch as well as the combination of Trigger Point Massage and active dynamic stretching of the hamstrings.

Sports Massage Video 4

Length: 21 seconds
Hacking technique demonstrated on the quadriceps.

Sports Massage Therapy Video 5

Length: 19 seconds
Feet: Massage and passive dynamic stretch combination of toe flexors.

Sports Massage Therapy Video 6

Length: 43 seconds Interesting combo of passive static stretch with massage of the anterior lower leg and the hamstrings.

Sports Massage Therapy Video 7

Length: 20 seconds
This clip shows a passive stretching technique of the shoulders and chest.

Stretching Both Of Your Arms - video powered by Metacafe

Sports Massage Therapy Video 8

Length: 24 seconds
Another short clip about a combination of passive dynamic stretching and massage of the anterior lower leg.

Sports Massage (anterior Leg) - video powered by Metacafe

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