Sports Massage Clearly, many massage benefits are of special interest to athletes. Different from general full-body massage, sports massage focuses on the muscles relevant to the particular athletic activity, is shorter in time length, and usually more vigorus. Massage prior to the athletic event loosens, warms and readies the muscles for intensive use, especially when combined with stretching. Besides helping prevent injury, it can improve athletes' performance and endurance. Post-event massage relieves pain, prevents stiffness, and returns the muscles to normal faster.
Massage helps integrate body and mind, bringing a sense of emotional well-being.
As an adjunct to medical treatment, massage is addressed to specific areas and recommended by doctors and chiropractors for such conditions as backaches, headaches, muscle spasm and pain, hypertension, reduction of swelling, and to maintain circulation and muscle tone for bedridden patients. On-site massage is becoming ever more popular as a way of increasing productivity and morale and decreasing absenteeism in the workplace. As the name implies, this treatment releases the chronic patterns of tension in the body through slow strokes and deep finger pressure on contracted areas, either following or going across the grain of muscles, tendons and fascia. Can be used for specific work or full-body. Trigger Point Therapy Also known as Myotherapy or Neuromuscular Therapy.