The Athlete
The Athlete is designed for those going through their season, as a way to help their body prepare and recover for events, matches, games, and races.
Credentials: CSMS - Certified Sports Massage Specialist
Education: Crossfunction Sports Massage Academy, Seattle WA
Created specifically for the athlete, their distinct sport, and individual needs - all three are balanced and taken into account each session. The axes of motion of the sport, repetitive movements, dominant hand/foot, injuries past or present, training styles, what segment of the season the athlete is in, these and more are considerations put into the approach and treatment plan.
As the athlete, you have the ability to incorporate Sports Massage into your routine and into your team of trainers / coaches / PTs / Sports Med / other health care professionals. This would allow us to work together and share information and feedback about the results of treatments, areas to focus, gait assessments, and other things to take note of.
It is a way to better enhance the specificity and calculations that go into helping you, the athlete, perform at your optimal best for as long as possible.
Fox & Crow Sports Massage
Pre-Season:
You’re training, having scrimmages, practicing and drilling
~ Treating areas that are acting up or feeling over used
~ Working on recovery and prevention of injuries
During this time while the scoreboard is off, is the best time for us to see how your body responds to new types of treatments:
Cupping, IASTM (scraping), Stretches, KT Tape, etc. This way we can determine if it aids in performance or if we need to make adjustments to our approach while we’re still in pre-season.
Regular & Post Season:
You’re in it now - competitive drive is in gear
Working with the body directly before a match, or even at big events, to help warm muscles, activate fast twitch responses, and wake-up the brain/body connection.
May include: tapotement, percussion, kneading, MET’s or active resistance to activate muscles, application of KT-Tape
Working with the body after a tournament to help the muscles unwind, calm down, recover. Flushing out any residual
lactic acid build-up, or inflammation anywhere. It’s about calming the nervous system to allow the body to recover.
May include: Swedish style movements, lymphatic flush, passive stretching, application of KT-Tape, cupping, IASTM
Off-Season:
You made it! Pressure is off, but next season is already on the horizon.
Ensuring the body has time to fully rehabilitate from the season or any injuries incurred, and taking note of performance and endurance of the last season
We spend this time on:
Working specific areas
Incorporating a few Swedish style sessions to further aid in a complete rest and recovery,
Keep including stretching to maintain mobility and ROM.
Create a game plan and strategy for the next season.
Session Options Duration & Purpose of Session
The Tune-up 45 mins Working the main axes of the body, or either working a specific area that needs aid in recovery, mobility, range of motion. May include cupping or IASTM.
The Cornerman 60 mins Working the main axes of the body and incorporating some stretches, more in depth work in targeted areas. May include cupping or IASTM.
The Taper 90 mins When it’s time for the cool down, after the game, after the season, when you’re in recovery mode, this session takes the time to go slow and include Swedish, Myofascial, and some lymphatic drainage, effectively working all the layers of the body using different pressures and modalities. Cups may be used to help lift and release tension adhesions (knots), IASTM may be used to work muscle fibers, but all used with the goal of recovery and rehabilitation, and a calming of the nervous system after all the adrenaline.
The Hatrick qty 3 - 60 min sessions, includes KT-Tape (3 strips/session)
The Season Pass qty 8 - 60 min sessions, includes KT-Tape (3 strips/session)
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** The Athlete is a fully clothed session - where the client wears: gym shorts, sports bra, tank top or T-shirt **
Athlete sessions may incorporate:
Integrated Medical Massage Techniques
TrP - Trigger Point Therapy
Percussion gun
Pin & Stretch Method
METs - Muscle Energy Techniques
Cupping - Osteo cupping / static & active cupping
IASTM - Instrument assisted soft tissue mobilization
Kinesio-Tape application
Hot / Cold therapies
Optional Add-ons
Kinesio Tape
Application of 3 strips $12.00
Requires and additional 10-15 minutes
Application of ea. additional strip after $ 2.50
Ice or Hot packs
Lacrosse ball
Resistance bands