Sports Massage

Are you looking for a way to speed up your runner’s knee recovery time? Runner’s knee, or patellofemoral pain syndrome, is a broad term that refers to knee pain associated with several different conditions. While it’s a common injury among athletes, anyone can experience runner’s knee regardless of how frequently they engage in physical activities… Read more

Intense physical activity can be extremely rewarding, as it helps burn calories and shapes the body beautifully. However, jumping right into it can lead to unpleasant sports injuries that greatly hinder performance. Due to this, many professional athletes and trainers recommend stretching before any exercise session. For this to be effective, you need to pay… Read more

Do your knees go snap, crackle, and pop? If they do you, then it’s likely that you have runners knee. Patellar Tracking Disorder, also known as runners knee,  is a common overuse injury where the knee cap (patella) shifts out of place, or “off track” as the leg bends and straightens. Achy pain in the… Read more

  Massage Helps Bugs Bunny Bounce Back After A Hard Workout Scientists at the Ohio State University compared the effect of immediate versus delayed massage after exercise. In the study, 18 mature white rabbits had their hind limb tibialis anterior muscles (in humans, the shin muscle) mechanically stimulated.  Following the exercise, one group of rabbits… Read more

The Magic of Kinesio Taping The Kinesio Taping® Method was developed by Dr. Kenzo Kase, a Japanese-born chiropractor who saw that tape used in rehabilitation was either rigid or multi-directional in elasticity. He developed it in the early 1970s using the concept of kinesiology. It differs from traditional sports taping by using a elastic tape… Read more

The use of Cupping is commonplace throughout the history of the Olympic Games for maintenance, pre and post event injuries, detoxification and recovery. Sports cupping can significantly speed up the recovery time after an athlete’s hard workout, flushing out toxins before soreness sets in. Besides using cupping for injuries and recovery, Olympic Trainers use it… Read more

Are you an aching athlete looking for the best kind of injury prevention? Morgan Massage specializes in Deep Tissue Massage for Runners! As runners are known to put their bodies through intense workouts, it is only common sense to have them repaired. A healthy diet and good rest are great ways to recover, but often… Read more

Weekend Warriors Can Find Sore Muscle Relief With Massage! At the first sign of muscle soreness after a heavy workout, it’s a common practice by many people to just take a pill to suppress the muscle inflammation and pain.  The downsides of this practice is that it can ultimately slow the healing process. A recent… Read more

Take A Few Moments Off the Bike for You written by The Ride Studio Cafe Team One constant is that cyclists here rarely stop or take a break. It is true that you get faster when you’re resting and recovering, not while riding. Therefore, to start the new year, we’d like to encourage you to… Read more

For the longest time, many people were convinced that lactic acid build-up was the main reason your muscles got sore and tired shortly after a heavy workout.  They also believed that a sports massage was the magic bullet and could quickly flush out that lactic acid and alleviate post-workout soreness, referred to as delayed onset… Read more

Are you an aching athlete looking for the best sports massage Watertown offers? If you are an athlete looking for the best sports massage Watertown offers, you are probably wondering what a sports massage can do for you. Though many people will get a massage simply because it “feels good,” many benefits to having a… Read more