Sports Massage is a special for of massage and is typically used before, during and after athletic events. It can also be used by non-athletic people to reduce stress and tension. The purpose of the massage is to prepare the client for peak performance, to reduce muscle tension, to promote flexibility and to prevent injuries
Si masazo rusis daugiau atliekama sportininkams siekiant prisitaikyti prie fizinio kruvio, gerinant sportini rezultata, sumazinti raumenu itampa, skatinti lankstuma ir taip pat siekiant isvengti traumu. Sportinis masazas skirstomas i: atstatomaji, paruosiamaji (pramankstos, susildanti, tonizuojanti ir raminanti), treniruociu ir taskini. Taip pat masazai atliekami nesportuojantiems zmonems, kurie nori sumazinti stresa ir itampa.