Sports Massage vs. Deep Tissue: What’s the Difference?

Sports Massage

  • Focus: Performance and recovery.

  • Technique: Faster pace, stretching, and targeting muscle groups used in your specific sport (e.g., runners' calves).

  • Goal: Improve range of motion, reduce recovery time, and prevent injury.

Deep Tissue Massage

  • Focus: Chronic pain and tension.

  • Technique: Slow strokes and deep finger pressure on contracted areas (knots).

  • Goal: Break up scar tissue and relieve chronic stiffness in the neck, lower back, and shoulders.

Which one should you book? If you are training for a marathon or play rugby, book a Sports Massage. If you have stiff shoulders from sitting at a desk all day, book a Deep Tissue Massage.

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