If you are athletic, a dancer or any type of weekend warrior, Massage Therapy can improve the flexibility and functionality of the muscles, tendons and ligaments. The circulatory effects of Massage Therapy can improve recovery time between workouts. In addition to helping athletes, regular massage benefits the average person with an active lifestyle.

• Improve/correct structural imbalances
• Increase muscular power range
• Improve joint stability/mobility
• Facilitate proper muscular sequencing
• Improve proprioception and neuromuscular response

In recent years there has been a renewed awareness of the importance of exercise and activity for overall health. Massage therapy is a natural part of any health and exercise program. Those getting started on an exercise program find massage can help with muscle soreness and recovery. During the course of a new exercise routine often muscle imbalance, lack of mobility or coordination, become apparent. Massage therapy can help to correct these issues.

Massage therapy has long been used in the trainning room to reduce the incidence of injuries that can put athletes on the bench. Even minor sprains and strains, pulls and muscle spasms can slow down or halt trainning. Regular massage sessions can greatly reduce the number and severity of these types of annoying injuries. In addition to minor strains and sprains, massage therapy is great for reducing post work out muscle soreness and fatigue.

Many of the sports we enjoy are hard on the body and often incorporate repeditive one-sided or unilateral movement which over time can lead to uneven developement, postural defects, pain and dysfunction.  Massage therapy can help to correct these structural and functional compensations so that they don’t become more serious problems. In this way massage therapy can improve performance and prolonging carreers for both the professional and the recreational athlete.