Hired Hands Sports Massage

Sports massage should be a regular part of every athlete’s training program. Athletes have different needs at diverse times. Your session will be tailored to your specific needs by our professional staff. They are licensed and certified in Therapeutic Massage with advanced studies in Sports Massage, Injury Assessment, Muscle Energy Techniques, Trigger Point Techniques, Deep Tissue Massage, Facilitated Stretching & Flexibility Training.

Hired Hands Sports Massage Therapists work together with the athlete, and as a member of the sports medicine team, are dedicated to improving the overall fitness of the individual. Stretching sessions and programs can be developed for the individual athlete, tailored to their specific sport or activity. From professional athletes to everyday "try" athletes, Hired Hands Therapists can help to improve performance, reduce pain and increase flexibility.

Sports Massage is never an excuse for "no pain, no gain" style bodywork. The most discomfort that anyone should feel from a real sports massage is a "workout" soreness, and far from a typical relaxation session. Many people who claim to be 'sports massage therapists' have little training or experience with working with athletes. The staff at Manual Therapy Inc. has been extensively trained in sports massage, and many techniques which may not be exclusive to sports massage, but may be tailored to your individual sport experience. We also offer the experience of being involved with many high school, intramural, collegiate, and professional sports teams ranging from swimming to soccer, from professional wrestling to ultimate.

Hired Hands also participates in a variety of events in the Tulsa area and is the official Sports Massage Team for the OSU Athletic Department, The University of Tulsa Athletics, and several Tulsa area high school athletic programs.

The Benefits of Professional Sports Massage

1. Massage directly benefits the muscular, skeletal, nervous, circulatory, and lymphatic systems.

2. Massage reduces hyper tonicity of the muscles creating improved tone, flexibility and relaxation, as well as promoting all over muscle balance.

3. Massage reduces pain and promotes relaxation, creating a positive effect physically and mentally.

4. Massage provides a circulatory effect of both blood and lymph helping to keep the muscles and soft tissue in an optimum state of nutrition.

5. Massage reduces cramping and spasms as well as voluntary and involuntary splinting.

6. Massage reduces muscle soreness by increasing the oxygen supply and decreases the storing of the negative byproducts of muscular activity. This enables the athlete to recover more rapidly from injury and more completely thus reducing the likelihood of chronic problems and further injury.

7. Certain techniques used in Sports Massage effectively reduces adhesions and varying degrees of scar tissue formed in the soft tissue. This allows a true freeing of the tissues, reestablishing the full function of a muscle in contraction and elongation, also promoting muscle balance and range of motion.

8. Ice massage reduces pain, inflammation and the extent of cellular and tissue damage caused by traumatic injury and the accompanying hypoxia and edema

9. Sports Massage can allow a specific muscle to be isolated and stretched increasing its range of motion. The result is an increase in performance and a decrease in the chance for injury.

10. Stretching and flexibility training utilizing facilitated stretching techniques will strengthen the muscles and increase flexibility. This will help the athlete establish a more effective neuromuscular balance for increased performance and injury prevention.

Hired Hands Sports Massage

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