Massage

ronn

Hoping to get a massage today or tomorrow, should I go out for a run before or after the massage, or just take the day off from running and relax,
Thanks

RacoonQueen

A sports massage is a fair workout for your muscles, it's no harm not to run that day. If you do run I'd try to do it before the massage if you can.

Different people will have different views and theres no real research behind what's 'best' to do

yaboya1

I think if you are going to run at all, do it beforehand. You'll be pretty sore afterwards.

ronn

As it works out I can't get an appointment till this afternoon so heading out now for a run,
Do casual runners get massages often or is it just for the pro's who are training really hard.
I'm not training for anything in particular , but I am going to do a few 10ks and half marathons this year,

Thanks for your answers.

yaboya1

ronn wrote: »

As it works out I can't get an appointment till this afternoon so heading out now for a run,
Do casual runners get massages often or is it just for the pro's who are training really hard.
I'm not training for anything in particular , but I am going to do a few 10ks and half marathons this year,

Thanks for your answers.

I got a massage in January and I'm far from being anywhere near a pro. Won't do you any harm. Maybe invest in a foam roller so you can loosen any tight muscles yourself (and save on physio fees)? Keep the massages as a once off treat from time to time :-)

ecoli

@OP most forms of deep tissue manual work will fatigue the muscles so as such I would generally tend to advise clients to keep on recovery days (not always possible however) the one thing to avoid is getting it done on hard workout days. If you are relatively new to running and only running 3-4 days a week I would then advice on one of your days off.

In terms of who gets them I get wide range of people come to me on a regular basis. Many people feel that you need to be a pro to get regular massages but it couldn't be further from the truth and in alot of cases newer people are putting more stress on their body as there is a tendency to run too hard and not be as well in tune with your body when you first start off

As yaboya has said foam rollers can be great for loosening tight muscles however they are limited by a person's knowledge of what is causing the issue. +75% of the time the area we feel pain is not the origin of the issue however in the age we are in the likes of youtube etc can be great for finding good tutorials for working certain muscles (though like everything for every good there is one showing incorrect treatment also)

corny

Does massage actually do anything?

I know intuitively and anecdotally it makes sense to people but has a sports massage ever been proven to do anything?

overpronator

corny wrote: »

Does massage actually do anything?

I know intuitively and anecdotally it makes sense to people but has a sports massage ever been proven to do anything?

Has worked for me, a number of times.

ronn

Who's sorry now, :-( :-)
If you haven't had a massage in a while don't train beforehand, every muscle was stiff/tender/sore,
She found problems I didn't know I had, my calfs stiff as planks, I'd a slight planter flatics PF only when running up hill for a few meters then it goes away, she got well stuck into that, I'm that knotted up she went 30 mins over and wants me to try go back next week,
Well worth the visit,

ecoli

corny wrote: »

Does massage actually do anything?

I know intuitively and anecdotally it makes sense to people but has a sports massage ever been proven to do anything?

Depends on the definition of the term "massage"

To the best of my knowledge there is no evidence to support effleurage (the general perception of the kinda movements that make up a massage) and in fact there is some research which suggests that this this technique may hinder the removal of hydrogen ions (the bad bi product which people generally refer to as "lactic acid build up")

However this is usually an introductory technique to a massage after which the likes of postional release, Muscle Energy techniques and Ischemic pressure would all come into play and there is plenty of research to support their efficacies.

ecoli

Funny enough the topic just came up on runnersworld

http://www.runnersworld.com/injury-prevention-recovery/the-pros-and-cons-of-massages-for-runners