The Importance of Sports Massage for Athletes
The Importance of Sports Massage for Athletes
If you are an athlete, whether a basketball play, a soccer player, a marathon runner, or an Olympian, your body is your strength. If you are injured, that can push back your career, and if you are in good health, that can advance your career. So, it is not surprising then that sports massage is part of all athletes’ world. If the body is in pain, massage therapy is the best way to relieve that pain and improve the health of the athlete. Massage can also help get rid of inflammation for athletes after they have had long workout sessions, games, and/or marathons. Thus, sports therapy is crucial for athletes and anyone who spends long hours at the gym exercising. With Comfort Craft’s tables, particularly Model 100, sports massage therapists can give their clients the most effective massage.
Benefits of Massage Therapy for Athletes
Sports massage offers lots of benefits for athletes, and those benefits include a better health and a better sports career. Massage improves blood flow to the muscles by stimulating the circulatory system. Massage also creates an inflow of oxygen-rich blood, which assists in getting rid of the byproducts of hard exercise and supplies fresh nutrients.Moreover, massage reduces muscle soreness, enhances range of motion, and breaks up scar tissues or adhesions that can constrain muscle movements. Therefore, a good massage helps athletes feel better after long training and workout sessions and even helps prevent injuries.
Did You Know?
Did you know that Olympian players have regular, scheduled massages designed for their own wellbeing? It is true. Most people think of massage as a luxurious hobby meant to put the body at ease, and while that is true, massage is also more than that. For Olympians, sports massage is part of everyday training and recovery. So if you are an athlete, consider the importance of massage therapy. And if you are a massage therapist for athletes, be sure that you have only the best equipment and tables for your sessions with your clients. For instance, Comfort Craft’s table, Model 100, is ideal for athletes.
Comfort Craft’s Portable Massage Table
Our Model 100 table is a reinforced portable massage table that makes the table more comfortable for both clients and therapists. With the table only weighing 49 lbs., easy transportation of this table has been considered in the design, which makes it convenient for airline shipping. Comfort Craft has truly created the “on the go” table with the Model 100. It can be opened, bars and straps installed, and be ready for use or breakdown in less than 15 minutes. Tested for over two years, it has proven to be a highly effective tool for NFL players and other professional athletes. The Model 100 AIS system comes with 4 main pads and 2 sets of crossover strap. As with all Comfort Craft tables, this system can be easily modified for the custom needs of each individual therapist.
Sports massage is beneficial for athletes, and Comfort Craft’s tables help therapists give their clients the proper massages needed for training.