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Massage Therapy Treatments
Sports Massage and Recovery Treatment Series
Sports Back Massage
treatment time: 30 Minutes
Sports Back Massage is designed to assist the athlete in recovering from strenuous activity and to relieve back soreness and discomfort. This massage is intended to prevent injuries, reduce soreness, reduce muscle tension, and ush metabolic waste from the tissue. Sports massage techniques including e eurage, petrissage, compression, broadening and friction strokes will be utilized. Prossage is an area speci c warming oil formulated speci cally for deep tissue work, myofascial release, and trigger point therapy. Clients at any athletic level will bene t from this massage.
Contraindications:
• Sunburn
• Open sores
• Acute pain or injury
Products used in treatment:
• Massage Oil • Prossage Oil • Biofreeze Gel
• Skin rashes or conditions • Fractures
• Fever or infections
treatment Protocol:
1. Add a few drops of Prossage to the palm of your hand. Rub hands together briskly. With client laying face down apply e eurage strokes down the back.
2. Move to the left side of the table and apply circular friction hand over hand to the right side of the body concentrating on moving the skin in circles with ngers from shoulder to hip. Repeat three times.
3. From the left side of the table, apply petrissage to the right side of the body, moving from hip up the side of the body to shoulder and back of neck. Repeat three times.
4. Move to the right side of the table and repeat on the other side of the body.
5. Apply compression along the side of the para-spinal muscles from the sacrum to the
shoulders. Repeat three times, both sides of the body.
6. Move to the head of the table and apply direct pressure along the para-spinal muscles from top of the shoulders to the sacrum. Repeat three times.
7. Finish back massage with e eurage.
8. Remove excess oil, then apply Biofreeze Gel to any remaining localized areas of tenderness.
special notes:
This sports massage protocol is designed to be applied briskly and with rm pressure.
This massage is speci c to the back. The timing and speed of the strokes will vary depending on the size of the person, the condition of the tissue and the time required to address speci c needs of each person.
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