Sports Massage Team & Events
Sports Massage Defined
Most people seem to perceive "Sports Massage" as a moderately aggressive or deep pressure massage addressing specific muscles. Often leading to soreness for a few days. That doesn't fit into my definition of Sports Massage. To me Sports Massage is applications of manual therapy for the purpose of helping an athlete to prepare for or recover from a workout or competition. This is different than corrective massage which is best reserved for addressing injuries or dysfunctions. Recovery massage will increase circulation of blood and lymph out of the regions used during exercise. Increasing localized circulation will "flush" the used blood out and allow freshly oxygenated, nutritious blood to begin the body's recovery process.
Add Sports Massage To Your Event
Request the Rx Massage Team to be at your event
The Rx Massage Therapy Sports Team caters to the needs of both large and small events. Event directors who want the highest quality of sports massage therapists and a professional massage presence have been contracting Rx Massage Therapy since 2003. You'll see our banner at sports events such as marathons, triathlons, and tournaments (eg. golf, volleyball, tennis, CrossFit, and baseball). We also provide chair massage for corporate events, conventions and fundraisers.
Do you want to offer the highest quality, professional massage therapy team at your event? We will tailor a professional set up with the right number of experienced, licensed and insured massage therapists based on the number of attendees. There are several reasons why we get asked back year after year to work the same events.
Most people seem to perceive "Sports Massage" as a moderately aggressive or deep pressure massage addressing specific muscles. Often leading to soreness for a few days. That doesn't fit into my definition of Sports Massage. To me Sports Massage is applications of manual therapy for the purpose of helping an athlete to prepare for or recover from a workout or competition. This is different than corrective massage which is best reserved for addressing injuries or dysfunctions. Recovery massage will increase circulation of blood and lymph out of the regions used during exercise. Increasing localized circulation will "flush" the used blood out and allow freshly oxygenated, nutritious blood to begin the body's recovery process.
Add Sports Massage To Your Event
Request the Rx Massage Team to be at your event
The Rx Massage Therapy Sports Team caters to the needs of both large and small events. Event directors who want the highest quality of sports massage therapists and a professional massage presence have been contracting Rx Massage Therapy since 2003. You'll see our banner at sports events such as marathons, triathlons, and tournaments (eg. golf, volleyball, tennis, CrossFit, and baseball). We also provide chair massage for corporate events, conventions and fundraisers.
Do you want to offer the highest quality, professional massage therapy team at your event? We will tailor a professional set up with the right number of experienced, licensed and insured massage therapists based on the number of attendees. There are several reasons why we get asked back year after year to work the same events.
Our extensive event experience includes prestigious functions: Ironman Florida, The Horrible Hundred, Run Disney, Dig the Beach Volleyball Series, A1A Marathon, Gasparilla Marathon Classic, Bike MS 150, Hits Ocala Triathlon, USA Volleyball Indoor Nationals, AVP (Association of Volleyball Professionals), Federation of Beach Volleyball (FIVB) Tour, 2004 Athens Summer Games, several CrossFit competitions and many more.
Massage Team Events
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Join the RxMT Sports Team
If you want to work sports massage or chair massage events apply here. You will be contacted for a phone interview. Mentoring and training is available for new therapists and those seeking advanced skills to help athletes prepare for and recover from their workouts.
Massage Team Request Form
In accordance with USA SafeSport guidelines, some massage therapists are credentialed with specialized training to work with minors. The rules apply at events and in the office at Rx Massage Therapy.
Below is the parental/guardian authorization form consenting for a minor to receive massage therapy services under SafeSport guidelines.
Below is the parental/guardian authorization form consenting for a minor to receive massage therapy services under SafeSport guidelines.
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Continue recovery after you leave the massage venue
The best things you can do for recovery of the legs will increase circulation (fresh blood in, waste and nutrient deficient blood out). To bring blood in, you need movement. You know, the last thing you want to do. To move blood and lymph/waste out, you need movement and graduated pressure. Compression pants, Normatec (or other segmental compression garments) are great, however, they limit healthy blood coming into the area and there is no movement.
Next option is 100% free! Put your legs up on a wall and let gravity do the work of "draining" the legs. Again, no movement or increased blood to the legs to accelerate healing.
The BEST self-care recovery option, and this is coming from a 16 year IMFL Massage Team Captain, is to walk in neck deep water. The larger the steps you can take with a full range of motion of all your joints, the better. You will accelerate your lymphatic system up to 10x's as fast for nearly 24 hours. You're moving and increasing blood flow in and out of your legs, and the pressure of the water down at your feet is much greater than at the surface, so you will be encouraging lymph and blood return. Do it daily. Warmer water is better than cool water. Unfortunately, hot tubs are not deep enough.