Self-Massage for Athletes
Relieve Muscle Pain and Soreness Now
Resources
Top Ten Massage Websites
MassageNerd
With more than 25,000 pages of massage information here, and hundreds of free videos on his YouTube channel, the massagenerd provides a valuable educational resource. And he'll answer your massage questions at his YouTube channel. He’s also put together a nice section on self-massage. Highly recommended.
Massage Magazine
Massage Magazine's cool website delivers student resources, massage news, health news, online exclusives, and much much more. Highly recommended.
Touch Research Institute
Read the best research ever done on massage by the people who did it, are doing it now, and will hopefully continue to do it. Highly recommended.
Online source about shiatsu massage including massage articles and videos.
http://www.topshiatsumassage.com
Self-Massage for Athletes
My favorite massage website for active people who want to relieve muscle pain and soreness fast. Contains self-massage tutorial videos and videos of amazing athletes in action. For intelligent active people, check it out.
Save Yourself
Paul Ingraham is an insightful, interesting, and original voice in the world of massage and general health care. Check it out.
Massage Therapy/Holistic Online.com
Massage is just one of many health related pages on this holistic health related site.
Rolfing
If you ever wondered about Rolfing take a look at this site and wonder no longer.
Massage London
All things massage from a British point of view.
American Massage Therapy Association
The American Massage Therapy Association is an organization which serves its membership while trying to advance the art, science, and practice of massage therapy. You have to be a member to get much out of this site. It'd be much more useful if the all information were available to everyone. Still it's worth taking a look at.
Self-Massage Pieces
Touch Yourself Bicycling Magazine’s Fit Chick, Selene Yeager describes a self-massage set that will leave your legs fresh and ready for your next ride.
Self-Massage Techniques
Runner’s World’s Brian Sabin describes how to massage away your own aches and pains after running.
Knot a Problem: Muscle up by rubbing yourself down Women’s Health magazine’s take on self-massage.
Rub Up a Bigger Calorie Burn Prevention Magazine’s Miriam Rubin shows you how to reduce workout aches by leading you through a leg massage.
Becoming Your Own Massage Therapist
The New York Times reports on the increasing popularity of self-massage among athletes and active people. Reported by Dimity McDowell December 1, 2009.
How to Give Yourself a Massage
Shape Magazine reveals how massage therapists relieve their own aches and pains.
Health/Massage Resources
MASSAGE TOOLS
Body Back Buddy Company
Makers of the Body Back Buddy and AcuMassager and other effective massage tools.
PressurePositiveCompany
Makers of the Backnobber II, Index Knobber II and many other fine massage tools offer information on self-massage and trigger point release.
SCHOOLS
Boulder College of Massage Therapy Everything a massage school's website should be and more. Check it out if you want a career in massage and don't mind going to school in Boulder, Colorado.
GENERAL
Essential Self Massage and Reflexology (Video) Beautiful video. Self-massage from an eastern perspective which covers an entire body massage identifying important acupressure points.
Fleet Feet
Home to the Boulder’s running community and Brisco.
RunBare Barefoot running can deliver a great foot massage. If you want to learn how to do it right check out this sight.
BOULDER MASSAGE THERAPISTS
Lynne Eppel: 303-669-3442
Jessica Gumkowski: 720-936-9351
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