• SPORTS MASSAGE THERAPY IN SCARBOROUGH

Sports massage therapy is a manual manipulation of the muscles tailored toward helping athletes and people who have physically demanding lifestyles.

  • Manual Therapy

What is Sports Massage Therapy?

Sports massage therapy can help people move and perform pain free through a combination of different manual therapy techniques.

This kind of therapeutic massage focuses on the impact of certain activities on specific joints, muscle groups, tendons, ligaments, and soft tissue groups. Professional massage therapists assess an individual and create a specialized massage therapy plan to meet the individual’s specific needs.

With constant wear and tear and repetitive strain as well as overuse in the human body, we recommend therapeutic massages as part of your training program to keep you in shape. It is also beneficial to individuals in need of remedial or soft tissue mobilization, those suffering from everyday injuries, chronic pain, or restricted state of motion.

Benefits of Sports Massage Therapy

Provides pain relief: Sports massage is used to decrease pain. During massage sessions, morphine-like substances are stimulated; these substances signal the brain to override pain sensations in the body, making the body feel relaxed.

Helps loosen tight muscles: Massage techniques like wringing and skin rolling can help move the tissues transversely, stretch muscle fibers, and fascia compartments largely. Muscles are also lifted and moved over supporting structures. Muscle bundles are separated and stretched, which increases flexibility and extensibility. This will improve performance and reduce the risk of injury.

Maximizes performance: Sports massage therapy helps the body recover after exercise, it also helps prevent injury. It inwardly prepares the athlete ready for any event. Because of its calming and rejuvenation effects, an athlete can exercise more, making them fit and ready for any occasion.

  • Sports Massage Therapy

Sports Massage Therapy Techniques

Soft Tissue Therapy: Is used to help treat several different musculoskeletal pain and dysfunction through a combination of techniques such as myofascial release, trigger point release, deep tissue massage along with joint mobilizations. Soft tissue therapy can also help with keeping different soft tissues such as muscles, tendons and ligaments healthy and mobile.

Cupping Therapy: Cupping therapy is a modality where local suction is created on the skin for a therapeutic effect. Cupping therapy can help with relieving muscle tension and tightness, but it can also help anyone with pain and stiffness. Cupping also helps increase local circulation to the affected areas and creating more space in between the different layers of tissues.

Scraping Therapy: Also known as Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization is a technique where the practitioner gently scrapes the tissue with different handheld instruments to help break down the scar tissue along with different fascial restrictions that may be adhered and stuck in the area. Scraping can also help with improving one’s mobility and tissue pliability.

Who is Sports Massage Therapy for?

When a professionally trained sports massage therapist regularly massages muscles, an athlete decreases their risk of injury. Massage provides the support that the body needs to perform safely and confidently.

This massage treatment is appropriate for all, it is not meant for only athletes as the name implies. If you engage in physical activities that leave you sore after the process, sports massage is for you. If you are in the sporting field and want to stay on top of your game, sports massage is a very beneficial therapy that should be included in your training sessions.

Whether you’re a desk job worker, fitness enthusiast or performance athlete, sports massage therapy can be beneficial for anybody wanting to optimize their health and promote longevity in their life and/or sport.

  • Olympic Weightlifting

// WHAT A TYPICAL SESSION LOOKS LIKE

// WHAT SPORTS MASSAGE THERAPY CAN HELP WITH

  • Neck pain
  • Wrist sprains
  • Shoulder pain
  • Rotator cuff injury
  • Shoulder impingement
  • Jumper’s knee
  • Plantar fasciitis
  • Lower back pain
  • Sacroiliac dysfunction
  • Knee ligament sprains
  • Anterior pelvic tilt
  • Tension headaches
  • Rounded shoulders
  • Anterior head carriage
  • Scoliosis and hip imbalances
Note

*Massage Therapy receipts can be provided for health insurance claims

// Our Specialties

Olympic Weightlifters

Taylor Findlay

Olympic Weightlifting heavily relies on power, mobility and stability. Form assessments and different therapeutic techniques are used to help free up hypertonic muscles and promote proper technique to excel in the sport.

Powerlifters

Dylan Wong

The sport of Powerlifting requires a tremendous amount of strength and stability. We help powerlifters with proper technique and form to promote longevity in the sport along with rehabilitating chronic injuries with therapy and exercise prescription

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu requires an enormous amount of flexibility, mobility and most importantly, stability. We help our clients improve these elements to prevent injuries while training and increase longevity in the sport through strength and conditioning and therapy

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Ice Ci
2023-01-17
My daughter saw Chi Hai Nguyen, one of the Physiotherapist for an initial assessment. He was great that I booked myself and son for an initial assessment. Friendly & knowledgeable. My daughter and I felt comfortable. Nice, & roomy space. I
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Matt E
2023-01-17
It was a pleasure working with Rudy, James, and Chihai. My body feels 10 years younger after our sessions and following their exercise suggestions from home.
Gordon Dacanay
Gordon Dacanay
2023-01-16
Went in for physio assessment with Chi Hai and the service was amazing. The facilities were also very clean and modern. Chi Hai was professional, knowledgeable and he followed up with an email containing exercises discussed in our session within the hour after completing the session. I’ll definitely be continuing my physio here!
Mohsin Canadian
Mohsin Canadian
2023-01-12
Dr. Rudolfo was amazing! Helped answer all my questions in a way I could easily understand, gave examples. He quickly assessed my back injury and got to the root of the problem. He gave exercises I could do at home to help speed my recovery.
Ethan Marks
Ethan Marks
2023-01-03
I have been seeing James for a few years and whenever I have a problem, after a session with James i leave feeling better and the stretches he gives to do at home to keep the impingement from popping up again truly help.
Justin Jara
Justin Jara
2023-01-03
I’ve been going to James for 3+ years now and I can confidently say that he is hands down the best sports focused RMT I’ve ever been to. Whenever I visit, I can always trust that my issues will be resolved. He’s friendly, knowledgeable, and has the coolest dog ever. 10/10 would recommend.
Matias D'Angelo
Matias D'Angelo
2022-12-21
I come all the way from Waterloo region to see James because going elsewhere would be a waste of my time. If you're an athlete who is serious about your performance and are seeking valuable advice, this is the place to go.

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