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What is the definition of sports massage?

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  • massage that focuses on muscles relevant
  • for athletes who train continuously, the goal is to enhance endurance, lessen the chance of injury and shorten the time needed to recover from an event
  • may utilize a variety of techniques/modalities such as classic swedish massage, trigger point therapy, range of motion and stretching as well as hydrotherapy
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Explain “Know Thy Sport”

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  • research the specific sport (what exactly sport is)
  • know the positions (tennis-upper body, soccer-lower and core)
  • know which muscles are engaged (tennis-SITS, soccer-glutes/legs)
  • prevent injury through knowledge of the sport and athlete
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What are the two main benefits of sports massage for athletes?

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physiological and psychological

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What are the physiological effects of sports massage?

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-can be broken down into structural and systemic effects.

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What are the structural effects of sports massage? (part of the physiological effects)

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  1. improvement in ROM and tissue flexibility
  2. reduction of muscle cramps, spasms and MFTP
  3. Enhancement of Collagen Remodeling
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What are the systemic effects of sports massage? (part of the physiological effects)

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  1. enhancement of local circulation
  2. reduction of edema
  3. reduces pain
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What are the psychological effects of sports massage?

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-The psychological effects identify the objective and measurable benefits of a sport massage.

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What some psychological factors that affect performance and healing?

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  • mind set
  • mental toughness
  • focus
  • desire
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What are some general benefits of sports massage for psychological effects?

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  • decreases anxiety and/or depression
  • enhances sense of well-being and mental focus
  • improves sleep patterns thereby improving the body’s recovery
  • identifies areas of tension or soreness to be addressed before an injury occurs
  • provides kinesthetic feedback creating a positive mind set. (ie. an athlete feels muscles relax and joint decompression thereby leading to greater sense of ease of mvmt)
  • pain is often based around an individual’s subjective perception of it therefore reduction of pain can bring about psychological benefits
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What is the main goal of a sports massage?

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the goal of an athletic treatment is to maintain and/or restore optimal health of the athlete to help with his/her performance in their sport

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What are the objectives and tasks of sports massage?

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  1. enhance performance
  2. restoration
  3. prevention
  4. rehabilitation
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What does it mean to enhance the performance of an athlete?

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  • help the athlete to recover quicker thereby increasing the amount of training time
  • promote flexibility and proper ROM
  • create a positive psychological effect
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How can massage promote restoration for an athlete?

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  • by promoting circulation thereby enhancing removal of wastes (CO2, metabolites) and the return of fresh blood (O2, nutrients)
  • promote lymphatic drainage
  • help decrease post training soreness and stiffness
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How can a massage help with prevention of injury?

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by decreasing and preventing adhesion formation and by promoting joint mobility

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How can massage help with rehabilitation?

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  • relieve muscle spasm
  • decrease pain involved with injury
  • increase recovery rate from an injury and helps prevent the development of chronic problems
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What are the three types of sports massage?

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  1. maintenance
  2. event
  3. rehabilitation and treatment
17
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What are the two aspects of an athletes regimen that should be taken into consideration when doing a maintenance sports massage?

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Training and Tapering

18
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What are some CI’s and precautions for working with a client who is tapering?

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although tapering massage calls for a deeper and more aggressive massage, make sure to work with the athlete’s pain threshold.

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What are the three aspects of event massage?

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  • pre-event
  • interval/inter-event/transitional
  • post-event
20
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What are the objectives of a pre-event treatment

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  • decrease tension
  • increase circulation to the muscles
  • provide kinesthetic feedback
  • provide positive psychological preparation
21
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What are the types of pre-event massages?

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  • Type I - the athlete has experienced a pre-event sport massage before
  • Type II - this is the athlete’s first pre-event sport massage
22
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What are the precautions for a pre-event massage?

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  • do not over stretch over work muscles to start to address injuries
  • don’t take the athlete off their focus with unnecessary conversation
  • do not change origins and insertions.
23
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What are some precautions of interval massage?

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let the athlete be in the zone.

- don’t over stretch or over work.
pg. 7 of the notes

24
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What are the goals of interval event training?

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  • identify and address any areas of excess tension that have developed during exercise
  • improve lymphatic uptake
  • avoid sedating the athlete
25
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What is the objective of a post-event massage?

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to help decrease muscle spasms, swelling trigger point pain and secondary muscles soreness as well as maintain tissue health and flexibility

26
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What are the goals of post event massage?

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to return muscles to resting tone and length, assist in venous return to support metabolic recovery, deactivate trigger points and reduce the risk of delayed-onset muscle soreness.

27
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What are general contraindications for sports massage?

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  • systemic infection
  • high fever (over 99)
  • malignancy/blood disorders
  • skin diseases or lesions (recent burns or abrasions)
  • recent contusions (possible myositis ossificans)
  • recent fracture (> six weeks)
  • severe muscle tear/strain
28
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What are the three types of athletes?

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  1. weekend warrior
  2. amateur athlete
  3. elite athlete
29
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What types of injuries happen for a weekend warrior?

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related to poor technique and lack of training - more acute than chronic

30
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what are the treatment considerations for a weekend warrior?

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re-establish ADL’s

31
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What are the types of injuries for amateur athletes?

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possible both acute or chronic, less likely from lack of technique and muscle conditioning but more like from RSI

32
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What are some treatment considerations for an amateur athlete?

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lifestyle vs. training/competition

33
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What are the types of injuries for an elite athlete?

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high occurrence of chronic problems and RSI – acute (overuse and max), health considerations (diet, nutrition)

34
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What are some treatment considerations for an elite athlete?

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training and competitions schedule, new techniques, communication with coach and athlete, sport specific biomechanics, health and nutrition, athlete psychology with injury

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