Sports Massage in Calgary AB

As a leading Calgary AB Sports Massage Centre, we focus on building a working relationship with you so that we understand your athletic goals, sport, and needs for both before and after your events.

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Deep Tissue Sports Massage in Calgary AB

Do you have a goal? Is it to get fit, run your first race, compete in a fitness competition, do that Ironman?

Injury prevention and treatment are the goals of this type of massage.

Regardless of whether you lift weights, run, swim, bike, paddle, or play a sport, you are likely doing some repetitive activity. This may contribute to tightness, which could lead to an injury.

The pressure with this therapeutic massage can range from medium to moderate, to deep. Targeting tight muscles, injured tissues and scar tissue in order to alleviate pain and restore motion, thus preventing further injuries.

Pre and post-event massages will vary the pressure depending on your event.

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PRE-EVENT PREPARATION

A pre-event sports massage is a highly useful tool that supports both your mental and physical preparation for your sport event. It can help ensure peak athletic condition, especially when your dedicated massage therapist understands your body and your sport.

What are the benefits of a Pre-Event Sports Massage?

• Reduces muscle tension
• Increasing flexibility to prevent injuries
• Preventing adhesions in soft tissues from repetitive movements or strain from training
• Stimulates circulation of the blood

What considerations are made during your Pre-Event Sports Massage?

• Temperature of your body: Although a pre-event sports massage is not suggested AFTER your pre-event warm up, your massage therapist will work with you to prepare your body for the pre-event sports massage by getting the circulation moving. Once your body is warm, your massage therapist will focus on flexibility.
• Level of anxiousness: Being nervous prior to an event is normal, but your massage therapist can focus on specific motions to help calm muscle tension.

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POST-EVENT RECOVERY

A post-event sports massage supports both your mental and physical recovery from your sport event. The goal of a post-event sports massage is to encourage quicker recovery and return to training without the usual stiffness and soreness you may experience otherwise. It is also to identify any injuries you may have sustained during your event.

What are the benefits of a Post-Event Sports Massage?

• Drains away fatigue
• Relieves swelling and joint pain by stimulating soft tissues to reduce collection of fluids, which also improves the removal of tissue waste, carried by the body’s lymph system
• Encourages the body to recover from hard training and competition
• Increases flexibility to prevent injuries
• Preventing adhesions in soft tissues from repetitive movements or strain from training
• Stimulates circulation of the blood to promote healing
• Offers a quick assessment of your body: Identifies injuries and more serious medical conditions (heat exhaustion or hypothermia).