Sports Massage Schools and Careers Guide
What is sports massage?Sports massage is one of the fastest growing forms of treatment for athletes for the prevention of injuries, enhancing performance and in rehabilitation. The sports massage applies a range of techniques which help to restore function to muscles and joints before, during and following sporting participation. This is also known as sports therapy or therapeutic massage.
What are the different types of sports massage techniques?
- Compression Massage
- Cross-Fiber Massage
- Deep Swedish Massage
- Lymphatic Massage
- Trigger Point/Tender Point Massage
What are the benefits of sports massages?
Regular massages for athletes have the following benefits:
- Faster recovery from strenuous workouts
- Increases blood circulation and lymph flow
- Increases flexibility and long range motion
- Reduces an elevated heart rate and blood pressure
- Reduce reduces muscle spasm
- Reduces the healing time from injuries
- Reduces the strain from repetitive motions
How can sports massage aid sports performance and give an athlete edge?
All athletes look for an edge that can help them train more effectively, perform better or overcome injuries quickly. The limits of speed, endurance and strength are pushed every day and each year brings new world records. Even though athletes push harder and harder, there are still limits to the body's ability to go and go without breaking down. All this pushing requires a great deal of recovery in order for athletes to avoid injury and overuse trauma. Currently it is thought that sports massage can aid sports performance through a number of different ways.
- Reduce the chance of injury, through proper stretching and event preparation, and through deep tissue massage
- Improve range of motion and muscle flexibility, resulting in improved power and performance as well as shortened recovery time between workouts
- Maximize the supply of nutrients and oxygen through increased blood flow
- Enhance elimination of metabolic by-products of exercise
Source
http://sportsmedicine.about.com/library/weekly/aa050200.htm
http://www.thebodyworker.com/sportstrainingmassage.htm
http://www.holisticonline.com/massage/mas_sports.htm
Where can I get training?
- Arizona
Cortiva Institute - School of Massage Therapy - Scottsdale- Southwest Institute of Healing Arts - Tempe
- Cortiva Institute - Tucson - Tucson
- California
- Everest College - Alhambra - Alhambra
- Everest College - Anaheim - Anaheim
- Everest College - City of Industry - City of Industry
- Everest College - Gardena - Gardena
- Everest College - Hayward - Hayward
- WyoTech - Long Beach - Long Beach
- Everest College - West Los Angeles - Los Angeles
- Everest College - Ontario - Ontario
- Hands on Healing Institute - Pasadena (Tujunga)
- Everest College - Reseda - Reseda
- Everest College - San Bernardino - San Bernardino
- Everest College - San Francisco - San Francisco
- Everest College - San Jose - San Jose
- Institute for Business & Technology - Santa Clara
- Everest College - Torrance - Torrance
- Canada - British Columbia
- Okanagan Valley College of Massage Therapy - Vernon
- Canada - Ontario
- Kiné-Concept Institute Ontario - Ottawa
- Colorado
- Heritage College - Denver - Denver
- Connecticut
- Connecticut Center for Massage Therapy - Groton - Groton
- Connecticut Center for Massage Therapy - Newington - Newington
- Connecticut Center for Massage Therapy - Westport - Westport
- Delaware
- Delaware Learning Institute of Cosmetology & Massage - Dagsboro
- National Massage Therapy Institute - Wilmington - Wilmington
- District of Columbia
- National Massage Therapy Institute - Arlington/Falls Church, VA
- Northern Virginia School of Therapeutic Massage - Arlington/Falls Church, VA
- Florida
- Cortiva Institute - Humanities Center School of Massage - A campus in Pinellas Park, FL
- Everest University - Pinellas - Clearwater
- Florida Career College - Clearwater - Clearwater
- Sunstate Academy - Clearwater
- American Institute - Fort Lauderdale/Pompano Beach
- Heritage Institute - Fort Myers - Fort Myers
- Florida School of Massage - Gainesville
- Keiser Career College - Greenacres - Greenacres
- Florida Metropolitan University - Jacksonville - Jacksonville
- Heritage Institute - Jacksonville - Jacksonville
- Southeastern School of Neuromuscular Massage - Jacksonville - Jacksonville
- Everest University - Lakeland - Lakeland
- Keiser Career College - Miami Lakes - Miami Lakes
- Florida Metropolitan University - Orange Park - Orange Park
- Florida Metropolitan University - Orlando North - Orlando
- Florida Metropolitan University - Orlando South - Orlando
- Central Florida School of Massage Therapy - Orlando/Winter Park
- Keiser University - Pembroke Pines - Pembroke Pines
- Pensacola School of Massage Therapy and Health Careers - Pensacola
- Cortiva Institute - Humanities Center School of Massage - Pinellas Park
- Keiser University - Port St. Lucie - Port St. Lucie
- Florida Career College - Brandon - Riverview
- Keiser Career College - St. Petersburg - St. Petersburg
- Florida Metropolitan University - Brandon - Tampa
- Florida Metropolitan University - Tampa - Tampa
- Keiser University - West Palm Beach - West Palm Beach
- Georgia
- Academy of Somatic Healing Arts - Atlanta
- Atlanta School of Massage - Atlanta
- Rising Spirit Institute of Natural Health - Atlanta
- Everest Institute - DeKalb - Atlanta/DeKalb
- Florida School of Massage - Training in Florida
- Hawaii
- Maui School of Therapeutic Massage - Makawao
- Illinois
- Soma Institute - A campus in Chicago, IL
- Cortiva Institute - Chicago School of Massage Therapy - A Chicago, IL Campus
- Cortiva Institute - Chicago School of Massage Therapy - A Crystal Lake, IL Campus
- Everest College - Burr Ridge
- Cortiva Institute - Chicago School of Massage Therapy - Chicago
- Everest College - Chicago
- Soma Institute - Chicago
- Cortiva Institute - Chicago School of Massage Therapy - Crystal Lake
- School of Holistic Massage & Reflexology - Downers Grove
- Everest College - Skokie
- Indiana
- Kaplan College - Hammond
- Everest College - Merrillville
- Kaplan College - Merrillville - Merrillville
- Iowa
- Carlson College of Massage Therapy - Anamosa
- Kansas
- Johnson County Community College - Overland Park
- Heritage College - Kansas City - Training in Kansas City, MO
- Heritage College - Wichita - Wichita
- Louisiana
- Medical Training College - Baton Rouge
- Maryland
- National Massage Therapy Institute - MD/DE/VA - Zero in on Campuses in DE & VA
- Massachusetts
- Elizabeth Grady Schools of Esthetics & Massage Therapy - Boston Area/Medford
- Everest Institute - Brighton - Brighton
- Everest Institute - Chelsea - Chelsea
- Central Mass School of Massage & Therapy - Spencer
- Cortiva Institute - Boston - Watertown
- New Hampshire Institute for Therapeutic Arts - Training in New Hampshire or Maine
- Connecticut Center for Massage Therapy - Newington - Training in Newington, CT
- Michigan
- Everest Institute - Dearborn - Dearborn
- Everest Institute - Detroit - Detroit
- Everest Institute - Grand Rapids - Grand Rapids
- Institute of Natural Therapies - Hancock
- Everest Institute - Kalamazoo - Kalamazoo
- Everest Institute - Southfield - Southfield
- Irene's Myomassology Institute - Southfield
- Institute of Natural Therapies - St. Ignace
- Minnesota
- Everest Institute - Eagan - Eagan
- Missouri
- Heritage College - Kansas City - Kansas City
- Montana
- Utah College of Massage Therapy - Salt Lake City - 2 campuses in Utah
- New Hampshire
- New Hampshire Institute for Therapeutic Arts - Hudson - Hudson
- New Jersey
- Cortiva Institute - Somerset School of Massage Therapy - A campus in Piscataway
- Cortiva Institute - Somerset School of Massage Therapy - A campus in Wall Township
- National Massage Therapy Institute - Atlantic City - Egg Harbor/Atlantic City
- Academy of Massage Therapy - Hackensack
- Academy of Massage Therapy - Jersey City
- Cortiva Institute - Somerset School of Massage Therapy - Piscataway
- Everest Institute - South Plainfield - South Plainfield
- National Massage Therapy Institute - Turnersville - Turnersville
- Cortiva Institute - Somerset School of Massage Therapy - Wall Township
- National Massage Therapy Institute - NJ & DE - Zero in on DE location
- National Massage Therapy Institute - NJ & PA - Zero in on PA location
- New York
- Academy of Massage Therapy - Training in Hackensack, NJ
- Academy of Massage Therapy - Training in Jersey City, NJ
- Connecticut Center for Massage Therapy - Westport - Training in Westport, CT
- Oklahoma
- Heritage College - Oklahoma City - Oklahoma City
- Oregon
- Oregon School of Massage - Portland - Portland
- Oregon School of Massage - Salem - Salem
- Pennsylvania
- Cortiva Institute - Pennsylvania School of Muscle Therapy - A campus in Oaks
- National Massage Therapy Institute - A campus in Philadelphia
- Massage Academy of the Poconos - Bartonsville/Stroudsburg/Poconos
- Lancaster School of Cosmetology & Therapeutic Bodywork - Lancaster
- Cortiva Institute - Pennsylvania School of Muscle Therapy - Oaks
- National Massage Therapy Institute - Philadelphia - Philadelphia
- Berks Technical Institute - Reading/Wyomissing
- National Massage Therapy Institute - PA & DE - Zero in on DE location
- National Massage Therapy Institute - PA & NJ - Zero in on NJ location
- Rhode Island
- Connecticut Center for Massage Therapy - Groton - Training in Groton, CT
- South Carolina
- Southeastern School of Neuromuscular Massage - Charleston - Charleston
- Southeastern School of Neuromuscular Massage - Columbia - Columbia
- Texas
- Austin Schools of Massage - Austin
- Lauterstein-Conway Massage School - Austin
- Austin Schools of Massage - Bryan
- Austin Schools of Massage - College Station
- Austin Schools of Massage - Corpus Christi
- ATI Career Training Center - Dallas/Fort Worth
- Austin Schools of Massage - El Paso
- Austin Schools of Massage - Killeen
- Austin Schools of Massage - Lubbock
- Austin Schools of Massage - Midland
- ATI Career Training Center - NRH - North Richland Hills
- Austin Schools of Massage - Round Rock
- Austin Schools of Massage - San Angelo
- Austin Schools of Massage - San Antonio
- Austin Schools of Massage - Waco
- Utah
- Utah College of Massage Therapy - Lindon - Lindon
- Utah College of Massage Therapy - Salt Lake City - Salt Lake City
- Virginia
- National Massage Therapy Institute - Arlington Area/Falls Church
- Northern Virginia School of Therapeutic Massage - Arlington Area/Falls Church
- Everest Institute - Chesapeake - Chesapeake
- Heritage Institute - Manassas - Manassas
- Everest Institute - Newport News - Newport News
- Washington
- Cortiva Institute - Seattle - A Campus in Seattle
- Port Townsend School of Massage - Port Townsend
- Cortiva Institute - Seattle - Seattle
- Everest College - Vancouver - Vancouver
- Oregon School of Massage - Portland - Training in Portland, OR
- West Virginia
- Mountain State School of Massage - Charleston
- Everest Institute - Cross Lanes - Cross Lanes
- Wyoming
- Utah College of Massage Therapy - Salt Lake City - 2 campuses in Utah
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