The effects of Deep Tissue Massage can take several days to be fully absorbed, you may feel stiff and sore, much like a good hard work out. Typically, this is a sign that stored toxins within the tissues of your body are working their way out. This therapeutic approach is specific to the stress, strain, and overuse syndromes common to athletic activity. Generally, sports massage is preformed fully clothed, no lubricant is used, and the sessions are shorter. Variations of classic massage, muscle stretching, a series of grasps, various compressions and a combination of high impact techniques, lengthens and decongests the muscles, tendons and other connective tissues of the body.
Movement is an essential component of sports massage.
A combination of applied leverage, active and passive movements of the joints, are also used to unwind physical distortions and restrictions, improving posture and increasing mobility. Proper sports massage can accelerate the restorative process and increase the training and competitive capacity of an athlete. It is also a wonderful way to keep muscles in shape for activities, flush toxins out of tissue, relaxing but energizing, a gift for commitment to a healthy lifestyle. Osteopathic in nature this positional release uses anatomically precise techniques which are designed to relieve pain and increase the range of motion to the joints. The maximum shortening of the antagonist muscle is followed with repeated stretching of the painful muscle, followed by the slow return to neutral lengths.