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  • Sports Massage vs Physical Therapy: What’s the Difference? A Guide for New Yorkers

    Sports massage relieves muscle tension and aids minor pain, ideal for athletes or soreness. Physical therapy offers structured rehab for surgery recovery and chronic conditions. Choose based on injury type and goals.

  • Should You Get a Massage Before Your Marathon or Race?

    You’ve put in the work. The long runs are behind you, your mileage is dropping, and race day is right around the corner. This is the part where things are supposed to feel easier, but in our experience, this is where a lot of runners start to spiral a bit. Runners like to do STUFF.…

  • Why Specialized Physical Therapy Matters for Runners

    Our interview with Custom Performance PT, which specializes in Physical Therapy for Runners (And Why “Just Stop Running” Isn’t the Answer to Getting Better) Featuring an interview with Cat from Custom Physical Therapy If you’ve ever been told to “just stop running” because of pain or injury, you’re not alone. And if you’ve ever tried…

  • Dynamic Stretching for Runners

    Dynamic Stretching for runners Vs. Passive stretching If you are preparing for a race, before your warm-up we recommend a pre-race dynamic stretching-for- runners routine. This is not a warmup on its own, but it will prepare you for your warmup and ultimately your race. While passive stretching is a great cool down due to…

  • Massage Therapists and the TCS NYC Marathon

    Introduction to the New York City Marathon and Massage Every year we take part in the NYC Marathon by supporting runners in their health care journeys. We see runners of all kinds, new runners, experienced marathon runners, runners with disabilities who all have one thing in common, they think massage would be a benefit to…

  • Sports Massage Therapy Profile -Laura F.

    Get to Know One of Our Sports Massage Therapists, Laura! We are asking our sports massage therapists for a little extra information so that you can get to know them and their experience in sports massage. So here it goes! First off Laura, What is your background in Sports? Laura: I have been working in the…

  • Strengthening and Conditioning for a Marathon

    The right strengthening and stretching program is important when preparing for a marathon. Strength training has been shown to improve running economy, prevent injuries, and improve body composition and resting metabolic rates. Strength training is particularly important for older runners. Endurance exercise, like running, does less to protect against age related loss of lean muscle…