Sport Massage

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PERSONAL OPINION. USING CHI TO ENHANCE SPORTS MASSAGE. PART II

by Oleg Bouimer, LMT, СMMP Los Angeles, CA             Welcome back! In the second part of this article, let me expand on some practical ways of incorporating Chi into your profes
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PERSONAL OPINION. USING CHI FOR SPORTS MASSAGE

This article is the author’s opinion, and Oleg Bouimer, LMT, CMMP, deserves to have his say, and we should listen. I have known Oleg Bouimer since 1992, and I continue to be fascinated by him professional
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SPORTS INJURIES AND MICRO-TRAUMAS OF ATHLETES. PART II

SPORTS INJURIES AND MICRO-TRAUMAS OF ATHLETES. PART II By Othon Molina, PhD, LMT In this article we will discuss the general principles of successful somatic rehabilitation of injured athletes. TISSUE EVALUATIO
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SPORTS INJURIES AND MICRO-TRAUMAS OF ATHLETES

SPORTS INJURIES AND MICRO-TRAUMAS OF ATHLETES By Othon Molina PhD, LMT Athletes live and breathe by one thing – optimal performance. What stops them on this quest are injuries. Thus, preventing injuries i
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Honor and Privilege

A DAY IN THE LIFE OF THE US WOMEN SOCCER NATIONAL TEAM’S THERAPIST By Angela Bitting, LMT, CMMP When someone asks me what it’s like to travel with the U.S. Women’s National soccer team, usually my first a
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RESPONSE TO NEW YORK TIMES INTERVIEW WITH PROF. M. TSCHAKOVSKY – REFERENCE

Why 2-3 hours window after eccentric exercise is so important? To answer this question we will also use article published in Journal of Massage Science (Sep/Oct, 2009) by our sports massage expert O. Bouimer LM
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RESPONSE TO NEW YORK TIMES INTERVIEW WITH PROF. M. TSCHAKOVSKY – REFERENCE

Here is chain of events which contributes to muscle soreness and fatigue after eccentric exercise. Again, we will use publication of Cheung, et al., (2003) as guide because it summarizes everything beautifully:
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THE SCIENTIFIC ROOTS OF SPORTS MASSAGE

by O. Bouimer, LMT Who is a Sports Massage therapist? There are different answers to what seems like a very simple question. Some therapists use Swedish Massage with deeper pressure and call it Sports Massage.
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SPORTS MASSAGE FOR WORLD CLASS ATHLETES

FIELD REPORT by Kara Mirarchi, MMT I have been a Sports Massage Therapist since 2005 and played soccer semi-professionally before that. I have had the honor and privilege to represent our country as part of the
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SPORTS MASSAGE FOR FITNESS ENTHUSIASTS

by Oleg Bouimer, LMT, MA The history of modern sports massage starts with Paavo Nurmi or the “Flying Finn” who won 12 Olympic medals in three consequent games (1920, 1924 and 1928). He was the first