Pain Management & Recovery through Soft Tissue Repair
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2481 W. Horizon Ridge
Henderson, NV 89052
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What is Sports Massage and how does it differ from regular massage?
Research shows that sports massage can help athletes improve muscle recovery and flexibility, with studies highlighting benefits for post-event recovery and pre-event activity preparation to help athletes feel ready and perform at their best. Sports Massage differs from regular massage by the sequence and speed of the session being faster with techniques that either flush out lactic acids or help soothe tired muscles. Sports Massage also benefits non athletes who live active lifestyles and want to move with more intention.
How can NFL Athletes benefit from Holistic Sports Rehab?
I have designed a special protocol for wide receivers and running backs incorporating meticulous applications and a sequence in applications that I perfectly curated after 16 years in the industry. It helps reduce muscle strains by creating muscle pliability and space for proper movement. When muscles are given the freedom to move, all compartments move with harmony. If we are treating acute or old injuries, I have many techniques that mend the tissues while releasing neighboring muscle strains. This approach has been very successful in helping professional athletes obtain rapid recovery while getting them off the bench and back into play. My system requires weekly 2-hour sessions while in training and two weekly sessions during active season. This approach helps maintain pliability and athletes have noted more output capabilities, speed, and less recovery time. We build on each session and take the body through heightened discoveries.
Can Youth Athletes benefit from sports massage?
Yes, Youth athletes can benefit from body work and good self care practices. Unfortunately, coaches and parents are not encouraging regular recovery methods and I am seeing many adolescent athletes in pain and with postural imbalances. Introducing young athletes to good mechanical habits in training and recovery is essential to their longevity in sports. I have designed a very good protocol for young athletes and teach activation at home routines to help mitigate poor postural habits.
How do you address old injuries that doctors say will never heal?
I love proving everyone wrong and have successfully helped people of all walks reinstate self healing in many areas of soft tissue including knees, ankles, feet, hands and so much more. I discovered how much we can do when I began working with retired NBA athletes who had ossified fingers with zero range of motion. Some of these injuries are over twenty years old and one session with me has helped their range of motion improve. I always encourage my clients to trust that their body wants to heal and that I want to help them.
Boxers and MMA fighters of all levels benefit from increased range from hand to shoulder. I also condition their trunk so that they can take more body punches. I have found that hips and knees are a huge factor so I created a very good protocol that addresses key kinetic chain optimization covering those areas.
Services are available by appointment in LA and Las Vegas. I work in both long term or short term settings to help your body maximize movement potential. If you are booking in LA, I travel for personal work that would require 3 hour commitment which would include three phases of therapy:
Full body postural reset to align kinetic chain misfires, stretch and movement, meticulously applied techniques for soft tissue repair, injury recovery or prevention applications and molding massage offered in a sustained pressure and not deep tissue that hurts.
Myths about Sports Massage Depth
It has to hurt in order to see results.
US therapists and PT's are still utilizing deep tissue as a sports massage recovery technique and have held a "no pain no gain" mentality. I have found that to be counter productive and align my work best with European Physiotherapists that seek mending the tissue rather than adding more fiber distortion. My sessions are curated for minimal discomfort while adding tremendous value to the athletes recovery. My goal is to get your body into immediate recovery and not have to wait three days to recover from the forced tension applied from the therapist. It is an ancient way of practicing and we have evolved in technical modalities that offer better results. Massage should be utilized to soothe and comfort the muscles and nervous system.
You Need to Stretch prior to working out or game performance
Again, this is expired information that can be counterproductive because stretching muscles without warming up can strain already shortened muscles. Activating the muscles is more effective and optimizes by creating space while firing muscle spindles and thereby safely preparing you to run faster without risk of injury. Stretching is essential but always safer and more productive when tissues are already warmed up.
Rolling IT Band
The IT Band plays a vital role in knee balance so too much laxity can weaken the knee integrity. Instead roll out the lateral, medial, and anterior quads with focus on TFL muscles that connects to IT band. Lightly compressing the IT band can feel really good. Less is more in that area.