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Sports Massage in Highland Park, IL for Pain Relief, Recovery, and Injury Prevention

Sports massage is not about relaxation.
 It is about helping your body move better, recover faster, and stay injury-free.

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Benefits of Sports Massage

Tight Muscles That Limit Movement

When muscles stay tight, your range of motion drops. Sports massage targets restricted areas to help you move more freely and reduce stiffness.

Ongoing Muscle Soreness and Fatigue

If soreness lasts days instead of hours, your body is not recovering well. Sports massage helps flush waste buildup and supports faster recovery between workouts.

Recurring Injuries or Weak Spots

Small issues turn into big injuries when ignored. Sports massage supports tissue repair and helps correct imbalances before they lead to strain or injury.

Slow Recovery After Training or Competition

Sports massage improves circulation and tissue response so your body rebounds faster after intense activity.

Circulation & Relaxation

What is a Sports Massage?

Sports massage is a focused form of massage therapy designed to support physical performance, injury prevention, and recovery.
Unlike relaxation massage, sports massage works on specific muscles and movement patterns that are stressed by training, work, or repetitive motion.
It is commonly used by:
Athletes and runners

  • Gym and CrossFit members
  • Active adults with joint or muscle pain
  • People recovering from strains or overuse injuries
  • Anyone who wants to move better and avoid setbacks


Sports massage can be used before activity to prepare muscles, after activity to speed recovery, or regularly to prevent injuries from building up over time.

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Why Choose Sports Massage in Highland Park, IL?

Sports massage is for people who use their bodies regularly and feel the effects of it.
If you train, work on your feet, sit for long hours, or push your body physically, muscle tension builds up whether you notice it or not. Over time, this leads to pain, stiffness, and injury.
Regular sports massage helps: Reduce injury risk, support faster recovery, keep you active longer, improve flexibility and strength balance

What We Can do For You

Personalized Sports Massage for Your Body

No two bodies move the same way. Your sports massage session is tailored to your activity level, pain points, and recovery goals. We adjust pressure, techniques, and focus areas based on what your body needs that day.

The Purpose of Sports Massage

Focused Work for Recovery and Performance

Sports massage targets the muscles that matter most for how you move.
This includes tight areas, overworked muscles, and regions that affect posture, balance, and strength. The goal is not temporary relief. The goal is long-term improvement.

Our Team of Licensed Massage Therapists

Sandy

Owner/President, Licensed Massage Therapist
37+ Years
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Amy

Licensed Massage Therapist
9+ Years
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Joseph

Licensed Massage Therapist
14+ Years
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Ready to Move Better and Recover Faster?

If pain, tightness, or slow recovery is holding you back, sports massage can help.

Our licensed massage therapists in Highland Park work with active clients every day who want fewer injuries, better movement, and faster recovery.

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Sports Massage FAQs

Is sports massage only for athletes?

No. Sports massage is for anyone with muscle pain, tightness, or movement issues from daily activity or exercise.

It can feel intense at times, but it should never feel sharp or overwhelming. Pressure is adjusted to your comfort level.

Many clients benefit from sessions every 2 to 4 weeks, depending on activity level and recovery needs.

Yes. Regular sports massage helps address muscle imbalances and tightness that often lead to injuries.

Sandy

Owner/President, Licensed Massage Therapist

Treatment Philosophy – Deep tissue is great when appropriate.  It is up to the intuitiveness of the therapist to determine if what the client is asking for is the right thing for them at that time.  Sandy uses every opportunity to educate the client on what is going on with their body and how to achieve their health goals.  She is their partner in health and believes that it is the clients’ body that does the healing, not her personally – she is just a facilitator.

Specialties & Types of Clients best suited to their style of therapy 

  • Neuromuscular and deep tissue are her favorite techniques to use for clients who are suffering with migraine headaches, back and neck pain, hip and shoulder dysfunction.
  • She loves to be a detective to figure out what the source of the pain is and then treat the whole person, not just the area of pain.
  • She loves to stretch clients out to create length and restore posture.
  • Educating clients on home self-care is a passion and she will refer to many sources in order that clients get the care they need.

Preferred Styles of massage therapy used in treatments 

  • Deep tissue, combined with Neuromuscular, Orthopedic and broad Swedish strokes make for a deeply relaxing and therapeutic experience.
  • Works on restoring the muscles back to their original state with stretching and maybe a little Craniosacral work to ensure that the changes will take hold making clients feel new again.
  • Pressure scale 5-10.

Education Licenses & Certifications

  • Chicago School of Massage Therapy 1988
  • Licensed Massage Therapist
  • Chiropractic Assistant – Palmer Chiropractic College
  • AA Business Administration – Scott Community College
  • Pre- & Peri-Natal Massage Certification
  • Upledger Craniosacral Therapy I & II
  • Paul St. John’s Neuromuscular Therapy
  • Orthopedic Massage
  • MLD 2016, Certified Lymphatic Therapist 2019
  • Cupping 2017
  • Rock Tape 2018

 

Bobbe

Education & Training Director, Licensed Massage Therapist

Treatment Philosophy: The opportunity to serve and help guide the massage therapy profession to become what it can be is extraordinary. Bobbe’s focus has been and continues to be helping solidify massage therapy standards of excellence and competency through development/revision of curriculum, training, orientation, observation, and performance evaluation of staff to ensure consistency. Her dedication, passion, and enthusiasm for massage therapy emanates from wanting to impart interest and reverence for the body whether she is in the role of therapist or educator. She believes the ideas of listening with heart and hands, being patient and slowing down, waiting for the process of unwinding to facilitate the body’s inherent wisdom is transformative in the therapeutic relationship.

Specialties & Types of Clients best suited to their style of massage therapy:

  • To help people understand their body so that they can realize their potential for growth and healing.
  • To collaborate with clients who are looking for stress relief, relaxation as well as alleviating pain.

Preferred styles of massage therapy used in treatments:

  • I use an eclectic approach to performing massage treatments based on the goals of the session. I always try to release soft tissues with techniques that are easiest to receive on the body first.
  • Anatomically focused work whether the treatment is for relaxation or a specific clinical approach.
  • Myofascial Release, Neuromuscular Therapy, movement/mobilization, stretch and lengthen, and techniques that promote circulation.
  • Pressure scale 4-8.

Education Licenses & Certifications:

  • Chicago School of Massage Therapy 1986
  • Licensed Massage Therapist
  • University of Illinois B.S. Physical Education 1970
  • Cortiva Education Director 2008-2013
  • Massage Therapy Technique and Musculoskeletal Anatomy Instructor 1987-Present
  • Dance/Exercise Instructor 1970-1985
  • Neuromuscular Massage Therapy Certification 1988
  • Kinesiotape
  • Sports Massage
  • MLD Certification 2016
  • Cupping 2017
  • Gua Sha – October 2025
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