The Good & Bad (mostly bad) of Massage Therapy with Alice Sanvito
Alice Sanvito is a massage therapist trained in trigger point massage, remedial and sports massage. After several years practicing & lecturing the concepts she learnt she began challenging her own beliefs and following the science. Today we cover several topics around massage therapy and what you can do as a runner to take full advantage of passive treatments.
- Are there benefits of massage to promoting blood circulation, and removing lactic acid?
- Does Alice Sanvito think massage helps with muscle lengthening & knots?
- What is the mechanism behind trigger point therapy?
- What are the traps that a runner might fall into if they are unaware of the true behind an evidence-based treatment.
- When is there a place for a runner to receive massage therapy and how can it actually benefit the recreational runner for performance and treatment?
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