Lecture 1 - Intro to Athletic Massage Flashcards
what is the secondary effect of athletic massage?
reflex on nerve receptors and circulatory regulation mechanisms
the 4 goals of athletic massage involve…
- enhance…
- improve athlete’s …
- increase ease of….
- maintain ….
- performance
- output potential
- performance
- peak performance longer
what are 3 uses and benefits of sports massage?
enhance performance
restoration (enhance waste removal, decrease DOMS)
prevention
what are 3 types of treatment with sports massage
event
maintenance
treatment
what is pre-event I massage?
done in-clinic or on-site with a familiar therapist and the duration and frequency depend on athlete’s response
what is pre-event II massage?
done on-site with new therapist, 10-20 min duration, 15-60 min before event
what is inter-event massage?
done on-site, if competing again same day, warm up or down, depth and duration dependant on time of second event
what is post-event massage?
done on-site, after events are completed as a cool-down, 15-40 min duration, 30 min-8 hours post event
what are three distinct phases of periodization/training principles?
conditioning (preparatory - loading increases as volume decreases)
transitional (pre-comp)
competition (performance and conditioning maintenance)
define ‘overload’
training an athlete beyond the requirements of the sport (manipulation of training to perform a higher intensity or volume of training or to decrease the recovery time between efforts)
define ‘individuality’ of training
tailoring of training plan account for individual responses
what are 8 commonly used techniques included in sports massage?
deep stroking stripping MFR compression TrP/direct pressure frictions jostling/shaking tapotement
define ‘deep stroking’
continuous deep pressure applied in direction towards heart at even speed
define ‘muscle stripping’
continuous deep pressure using a small surface (fingers, elbow, thumb) along the length or width of a muscle (reduce hypertonicity, improved muscle elongation, enhance mm elasticity, spot specific mm stretching)
define ‘MFR/broadening’
compression of mm and fascial tissue by a sliding motion in a direction that broadens tissue - applied to muscle bellied primarily; as well as tendons and fascia
