These sports massage sessions are available to athletes and those individuals of the local Tampa Bay area (Westchase, Palm Harbor, Safety Harbor, Oldsmar, Countryside/Clearwater, Town and Country) seeking a deep tissue massage to relieve tension and passively stretch tight muscles and fascia.  Non-pathologic (disease/disorder related) muscular pain usually manifests itself in the body as trigger points. 

Trigger points are hyperirritable points within a taut band of skeletal muscle or the associated fascia (connective tissue) that when pressed or touched, elicit pain and a twitch response. Trigger points may have a sudden or gradual onset in a muscle that chronically overloaded due to poor posture, emotional tension and repetitive strain activities.

The goal of a massage is to promote circulation and to passively stretch the muscle to allow it to relax and assume its normal length/tension relationship.  These sports massage sessions are named for their purpose; they are intended to assist recovery and performance and are not intended for therapeutic relief of pathologic conditions and treatment.