Vancouver Sports Massage Services

Sports massage targets the muscle groups you use most in your training and competition activities. Our therapists understand athletic demands and customize treatment specifically to your sport, whether you're a runner, cyclist, weightlifter, or weekend warrior. Regular sports massage improves flexibility, identifies developing problems before they become injuries, and supports recovery between training sessions. This isn't gentle relaxation work but focused treatment designed to keep your body performing at its absolute best.

Pre-event massage prepares your body for competition or intense training sessions ahead. Using brisk, stimulating techniques, your therapist warms up muscles, increases circulation, and enhances your readiness to perform at your best. Treatment is shorter and more energizing than typical massage, timed to leave you feeling activated rather than relaxed. Many athletes include pre-event massage in their competition routine, finding it helps them feel both physically and mentally prepared to give their best effort.

After competition or hard training, your muscles need help recovering efficiently and completely. Post-event massage uses gentle techniques to flush metabolic waste, reduce muscle soreness, and calm your nervous system after intense effort. This isn't deep tissue work since your muscles are already stressed from activity. Instead, treatment supports your body's natural recovery processes so you bounce back faster. Getting massage within a few hours of your event optimizes these recovery benefits significantly.

Training hard means recovering smart between sessions to maximize your gains. Athletic recovery massage addresses the muscle fatigue, minor strains, and tension that accumulate through regular training over time. Regular treatment prevents small problems from becoming significant injuries while maintaining the flexibility and tissue quality you need to perform. Think of it as essential maintenance for your athletic body. We work with your training schedule to provide treatment that supports rather than interferes with goals.

Delayed onset muscle soreness after hard training can limit your next session and slow your overall progress. Muscle recovery treatment uses massage techniques specifically designed to reduce DOMS, improve circulation to fatigued muscles, and speed your return to full training capacity. Treatment helps clear metabolic byproducts and brings fresh nutrients to muscles that have worked hard. If you train regularly and want to optimize recovery between sessions, this focused treatment helps you bounce back faster.

Runners face specific injury patterns from the repetitive impact of their sport on their bodies over time. IT band syndrome, shin splints, plantar fasciitis, and hip issues all respond well to targeted massage therapy. Our therapists understand running biomechanics and treat not just where it hurts but the muscle imbalances contributing to your problem. Combined with stretching and strengthening guidance, treatment helps you return to running while reducing your risk of the same injury returning.

Sports injuries need proper treatment to heal correctly and completely over time. Massage therapy works alongside physiotherapy to address muscle tension, scar tissue, and compensation patterns that develop after injury occurs. Treatment improves circulation to damaged tissues, maintains flexibility during recovery, and helps restore normal movement patterns. We coordinate with your physio or athletic therapist to ensure massage supports your overall rehabilitation goals and return to sport timeline effectively.

Consistent massage helps athletes perform at their peak by maintaining optimal muscle function, flexibility, and tissue health over time. Regular treatment identifies and addresses tight spots before they limit your performance or cause injury. Many competitive athletes include massage in their training program as essential maintenance rather than an occasional luxury. We work with your training cycle to provide treatment that supports adaptation and performance improvement rather than just passive recovery.

Athletes develop deep muscle tension and adhesions that require intensive treatment to fully resolve. Deep tissue sports massage works through multiple layers to break up chronic tightness, release stubborn knots, and restore full function to overworked muscles. This treatment isn't gentle, but it addresses issues that lighter work simply cannot reach effectively. If you have persistent tightness limiting your performance or chronic problem areas that keep returning, deep tissue work may provide the breakthrough you need.