Deep Recovery Blog
Check out the latest posts from our Deep Recovery blog and learn more about myofascial release, our products, as well as the conditions they can work to help alleviate.
What Pro Athletes Know About Massage
For most of us, massage is the ultimate therapeutic treat that we indulge in once a month or so; to a professional athlete, massage therapy is an everyday and on-the-field essential. Sports massage is a valuable component in most collegiate, professional, and Olympic training programs across the world. Athletes, trainers and doctors recognize its value […]
Read More MassageTrack.com is now DeepRecovery.com
Hello friends! As you can see MassageTrack.com is now DeepRecovery.com – why the change? As we grow, we’ll be adding tools and products that are not ‘track’ related. One product in particular that I’ve been tinkering with for a year or two is more geared for athletes than our existing line. The search for a […]
Read More Thoracic Outlet Syndrome – overview & treatment
Thoracic Outlet Syndrome (TOS) is a complex and controversial condition in which the nerves and/or blood vessels in the thoracic outlet are compressed. The thoracic outlet is the area between the base of the neck and the armpit, including the front of the shoulders and chest. The term ‘thoracic outlet syndrome’ was originally coined in […]
Read More Understanding fascia: the bands that bind us
Fascia has gone from being a nobody to being the body’s superhero. Fascia is the current biological phenomenon that is receiving long-overdue attention from body workers, athletes, medical professionals, alternative practitioners and now, finally, researchers. The Fascia Research Society states, “Fascia is the most pervasive, but perhaps least understood network of the human body. No […]
Read More The benefits of sports massage ~ maintaining your Maserati
Massage can reduce athletic injuries Getting injured is every athlete’s worst fear. Injuries impair performance, delay training and conditioning schedules during recovery, are costly to treat, and, most of all, injuries hurt. Dealing with pain and limited mobility after an injury is exhausting, frustrating, and worth the measures necessary to avoid an injury from happening. […]
Read More Is Myofascial Release real?
Self Myofascial Release techniques and deep tissue massage are considered “alternative medicine” and you’ll find people online “debunking” it as quackery… so here’s some welcome new science for people like me who can’t live without it. Recently, The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association (JAOA) published an article by Manal Zein-Hammoud, PhD and Paul R. […]
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