Sports Massage is as old as massage itself.
These orientations may be listed and summarized as:
1. Pre-Event Sports Massage
2. Inter-Competition Sports Massage
3. Post-Event Sports Massage
4. Maintenance Sports Massage
5. Sports Massage Therapy
1. Massage performed prior to an athletic event or some form of
physical activity (Pre-event); 2. Massage performed during the
competition in between activities or in substitution shifts
(Inter-competition); 3. Massage after the completion of the activity
(Post-event); 4. the regular treatment performed to the athlete on a
weekly or bi-weekly basis away from the training field or competitive
environment (Maintenance), and finally; (5) the treatment applied in
the situation of an injury or performance limiting condition (Sports
Massage Therapy).
