What’s Good for Messi…

I am often asked questions regarding the benefits and therapeutic value of Massage Therapy as it pertains to sports performance. After running through the gamut of benefits and treatment protocols, I can usually offer one simple analogy that puts everything in perspective that most of my patients can relate to. Professional Athletes.

Household names such as Lionel Messi, Roger Federer, Maria Sharpova and the Williams sisters , Michael Phelps, Usain Bolt, and the majority of top professional and amateur athletes alike, regularly incorporate Massage to maintain their most important assets: their bodies. Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness (DOMS) is an ongoing, common condition treated with Massage Therapy as well as muscle cramp/spasms, and soft-tissue injuries that are associated with playing sport at any level.

And to what benefit, you ask? Not just because it feels good, it’s because they know it works and is a proven therapy backed through scientific study. If it didn’t, billionaire owners and the millionaire athletes they cater to, wouldn’t waste their time with it.