22/09/2025
SPORTS MASSAGE = RECOVERY
✅️ Improved blood flow & circulation → Helps deliver oxygen and nutrients to muscles while removing waste products like lactate.
✅️ Reduced muscle soreness → Many studies show that massage can decrease delayed-onset muscle soreness (DOMS) after hard training.
✅️ Lowered muscle tension → Relaxes tight tissues and restores normal movement patterns.
✅️ Nervous system effects → Massage activates the parasympathetic (“rest and digest”) system, reducing stress and promoting relaxation.
✅️ Perceived recovery → Even when objective markers (like strength restoration) don’t improve much, athletes often feel better and more ready to train again.