The Grid Foam Roller – First “Green” Foam Roller If you’ve been in our sports medicine clinic for a sports injury, then we’ve probably talked to you about the benefits of using a foam roller for soft tissue and myofascial work. If you haven’t had to limp across our doorway with a sports injury, even [...]
Sports Massage for Triathletes One of the most common misconceptions in the athletic world is that massage for triathletes, or other types of athletes is not good within 3 days of participating in a sporting event. This is simply untrue, as pre-event massage for triathletes can be very important to enhancing an athlete’s performance. The [...]
San Diego Acupuncture for Injuries & Recovery Massage Today, two of the most effective alternative medical treatments available are acupuncture for injuries and recovery massage. When used to enhance a traditional medical treatment; they are very effective for both pain management and long term healing. For thousands of years the Chinese have used the technique [...]
Research scientists from the Queen’s University in Australia presented a study at last month’s American College of Sports Medicine annual meeting that demonstrated that post-exercise massage does not remove lactic acid as commonly stated by some massage therapists and athletes. Interestingly enough, their study demonstrated the exact opposite physiologic response to post-exercise massage – that the massage [...]