02/05/2026
Massage Therapy and Athletic Therapy both support your body — just in different ways. Here’s the difference 👇
✔️ Massage Therapy focuses mainly on hands-on treatment — releasing muscle tension, reducing pain, improving circulation, and helping the body relax and recover.
✔️ Athletic Therapy starts with a more detailed assessment and movement testing. The focus is on how your body moves, how joints and muscles work together, and what might be causing pain or limitations in daily life. Treatment often includes hands-on work, guided movements, exercises, and practical strategies you can use outside the clinic.
Athletic Therapy is helpful not only for sports or injuries, but also for everyday issues like recurring pain, stiffness, posture problems, discomfort from work or long hours sitting, and learning how to move better and more confidently.
Massage and Athletic Therapy work beautifully together — one focuses more on tissue and relief, the other on movement, function, and long-term support.
Athletic therapy services are covered under most health insurance plans, so it’s time to book your treatment with now 🫶
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