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Articles about Massage Therapy

The Sports Massage Program at UPMC provides athletes of all abilities the means to perform at their best. Sports massage can benefit you in many ways:

• It helps reduce the strain and discomfort in training.
• It restores lost mobility
• It assists in healing acute injuries properly so those areas do not become a source of continued trouble.

Sports massage also helps reduce muscle soreness and breaks up fibrosis that binds muscle fibers to each other. This gives the athlete a more consistent higher level of training and performance.

David Sanctis is the coordinator of sports massage services at the UPMC Center for Sports Medicine. He is a member of the AMTA's National Sports Massage Team and is Nationally Certified in Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork.

For more information, please contact:
David Sanctis, NCTMB
Coordinator of Massage Therapy Services
UPMC Sports Performance Program
Fitness & Conditioning Center
3300 South Water Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15203
Phone: 412-432-3700