Other/Mixed Massage therapy and bodywork

[Jara]

I am a certified athletic trainer that currently provides massage therapy for sport teams in my area ( in addition to sport training). I am looking to see how offen you recommend bodywork to recover, maintain muscle balance and for pain & injury prevention. Do you use it yourself? How often?

 

[Jan]

Hello Jara, welcome to the forum
What do you mean with "bodywork"?

 

[pet']

Hello,

@Jara
Welcome to StrongFirst !

What is "bodywork" ? Do you mean some kind of stretching, mobility and flexbility ?

If so, I use it everyday, during 20 to 25 minutes, after the training. I do breathing before going to sleep too.

Kind regards,

Pet'

 

[Steve Freides]

@pet', I think "bodywork" in this context means someone working on your body, e.g., a massage therapist, perhaps an ART practitioner, someone who does rolfing, or other "hands-on" type.

@Jara, welcome to the StrongFirst forum.

-S-

 

[pet']

Hello,

Thank you for the precise definition @Steve Freides !

Then, I am sorry for my previous answer. The right one would be then only a 30 minutes a week massage followed by a contrast shower. This relaxes me a lot and makes me more supple.

Kind regards,

Pet'

 

[somanaut]

@pet', I think "bodywork" in this context means someone working on your body, e.g., a massage therapist, perhaps an ART practitioner, someone who does rolfing, or other "hands-on" type.

@Jara, welcome to the StrongFirst forum.

-S-

Sometimes "bodywork" can also mean not evidence based. Or a holistic and often energetic (chakras, meridians etc.) approach to viewing the body and problems. And it can work very well, and it can work not at all...like pretty much everything.

 

[Hasbro]

If I could afford it I would do it every week but my economic status only allows self message in the form of lacrosse balls, message sticks, rumble roller, etc.