How Sports Massage Can Help Reduce Stress on the Athletic Body
Athletic stress is not just about soreness after a hard session. It is the accumulated load that builds in muscles, tendons, fascia, joints, and the nervous system when training is repeated often enough, intensely enough, and with too little room to adapt. Some athletes feel that stress as tight calves before a race. Others notice it as a shoulder that never quite relaxes between swim sets, or a low back that starts barking midway through a lifting cycle. In many cases