Sports Massage Therapy

Revitalize your body and improve athletic performance with our specialized sports recovery therapy services

Acupuncture & Massage for Athletes

The effectiveness of a massage is rapid and remarkable. The increased blood and energy flow produced by treatments quickly reduce inflammation, dramatically increase healing time and recover faster to get back to your proper range of motion. Often athletes and weekend warriors are told that their game days are over, or surgery is the only option. It's just not true. Acupuncture and massage work wonders with:

  • Medial and Lateral Epicondylitis (tennis elbow)

  • Neuralgia Bursitis Frozen Shoulder

  • Impingement Syndrome

  • Sprains and Strain

  • Joint Dysfunction

  • Tendinitis

  • Plantar Fasciitis

  • Shin splints

  • Arthritis

  • Golfer’s Elbow

  • Lower back pain

  • Rotator Cuff injuries and shoulder pain

  • Knee pain

  • DeQuervain’s Tendinitis

  • Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

  • Stress

  • Anxiety Relief

  • Tension, Inflexibility and Tight Muscles

Sports injuries account for many orthopedic injuries. The most common sports injuries include sprains, strains, fractures, and muscle tension. Western medicine relies on the RICE method of rest, ice, compression, and elevation. Eastern medicine takes a different approach to treatment, instead relying on stimulating the body's natural response using trigger point therapy to promote healing. In Chinese medicine, pain and injury is often a result of stagnation of blood or “qi” (vital energy).

Add On Services

  • Electric stimulation or “E-stim” is often used in the treatment of sports injuries. E-stim helps to stimulate the needle, producing a stronger effect of the chosen acupuncture point. E-stim also helps to alleviate pain by further stimulating the neurotransmitters involved in reducing the pain response.

    Available during acupuncture

  • Cupping is great for treating sports injuries. Cupping will help to bring stagnant blood to the surface of the affected area, allowing healthy blood to recirculate and expedite the healing process. This technique is particularly great for sore and tight muscles, helping to reduce inflammation and relieve tension.

    Available on its own: $45

    Available as an add-on for acupuncture and massage*: $35

    *only available with certain therapists

  • Gua Sha is a scraping technique, which is often used in the treatment of chronic sports injuries. Gua Sha is helpful in breaking up scar tissue and tension within the muscle and fascia, relieving pain and improving mobility and range of motion.

    Available on its own: $50

    Available as an add-on for acupuncture and massage*: $35

    *only available with certain therapists

While traditional acupuncture is very effective at treating both an acute or chronic sports injury, Chinese medicine includes other modalities that may also prove effective. Acupuncture resolves stagnation by improving blood flow to and from affected areas, helping to decrease inflammation and heal the affected soft tissue. Studies also show that acupuncture releases endorphins and activates neurotransmitters that help alleviate pain. In addition to acupuncture, other techniques such as electric stimulation, cupping, gua sha, and therapeutic massage & deep tissue massage may also be used.

Our acupuncturists & sports massage therapists manage sports injuries differently than conventional medicine does. We use the body's inherent healing abilities to do the work, rather than relying on medications to cover the pain. In chronic injuries, we ask WHY the body isn't healing it. We ask what systems that are involved in the healing process aren't doing their job. We ask if the nutritional necessities for healing to occur are present, and if there is anything in the diet or lifestyle hampering the body's ability to heal or feel uncomfortable during exercises. We use several modalities to enhance the body's ability to heal itself and maximize performance.

Using hair-like acupuncture needles in “acu-points”, we can stimulate the release of hormones and substances to relieve and reduce pain, inflammation, swelling and muscle spasms. We can stimulate healing to occur, generally faster than it would on its own.