Leafly Therapy

🚨 Massage for Runners🚨
It’s not surprising that runners get a little confused about what type of massage would benefit them most. Wikipedia lists 31 different types of massage. Of course, some of these are obviously not specifically beneficial to athletes, but runners can go beyond the typical “sports massage” to get results.

🍃 Active release technique, also known as A.R.T. is massage technique that combines movement with specific, deep pressure to help relieve muscle adhesions and reduce scar tissue build-up.

🍃 Swedish massage is the most well-known of the massage modalities and is often associated with relaxation and pampering. However, Swedish massage can also benefit runners, especially before big competitions.

🍃 Trigger point therapy is massage modality that targets muscle knots and areas of referred pain in the muscle tissue. Therapists target and find knots in the muscles or areas of referred pain and use deep pressure to help loosen the adhesions.

🍃 Deep tissue massages typically focus in on a few specific problem areas and, unlike trigger point therapy, work the entire muscle. Because runners often have quite a few tight spots and interconnected issues, deep tissue massage is often the modality of choice during hard training segments.

🍃 The frequency at which you get a massage is completely up to you, and depends on how much you like massage, how hard you’re training, and your budget.
(Timing the massage as close to your last hard workout gives your body the most amount of time to recover and feel back to normal.
If you plan on getting a massage before your next big race, schedule it at least 3-5 days from the race.) 💚

🚨 $10/15min Chair Massage🚨

Benefits of Chair Massage:

🍃Adverse physical effects such as muscle tension, tissue binding, and muscular knotting can lead to headaches and joint discomfort. The damage, if left untreated, can cause long term effects. Prioritizing comfort and general health are a vital part of maintaining a high quality of life.

🍃The chair massages is limited to the upper body, however the benefits are similar to full-body table versions and include stress reduction, enhanced circulation, increases physical flexibility, a more vibrant immune system, pain relief, deeper sleep, improved athletic performance, a brighter mood, and better chronic disease management. (mscollege.edu)

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