Sports massage
Sports Massage for San Diego Athletes
Train hard, recover at home. Performance bodywork that comes to you — no extra drive on tired legs.
Sports massage is bodywork organized around your training: targeted muscle work, stretching, and pressure calibrated to your point in the cycle (event prep, mid-block training, or recovery). It’s for anyone who loads their body regularly — runners, cyclists, surfers, lifters — and we bring it to your San Diego home or gym.
San Diego is a training town — year-round running weather, a coastline of surf breaks, climbing gyms, masters swim lanes, and more triathletes per capita than almost anywhere. All of that volume lands in the same places: calves, quads, hip flexors, shoulders, low back. Sports massage is how you keep the volume up without the body quietly filing complaints.
Timing is the technique
One modality, three jobs
The same sport, a different session depending on when you book it. Tell us where you are in your training and we’ll match the work to it.
2-4 days out
Before an event
Lighter, brisker work that primes muscles without leaving you sore on the start line. The goal is tissue that feels loose and responsive, not remodeled.
Every 2-4 weeks
During training
The maintenance work that keeps a training block on track: flushing heavily loaded muscle groups, addressing asymmetries before they become compensations, and keeping range of motion honest.
24-72 hours post
After the effort
Recovery-focused sessions — slower, moderate pressure that supports circulation and calms a nervous system still running hot from race day. This is where being home already pays off most.
In the session
What your therapist actually does
A sports session borrows from several toolkits. Expect compression and cross-fiber friction on the muscle groups your sport hammers, assisted stretching to restore range where training has shortened it, and focused work on trigger points that refer pain somewhere other than where they live — the calf knot behind “plantar” foot pain is a classic. (Curious how that works? See trigger points: causes and treatment.)
Sessions start with a short conversation about your sport, your week, and anything that’s been talking to you. That context changes the plan: a cyclist two days from a century ride gets very different work than a lifter on a deload week. If something needs attention beyond massage’s scope — sharp pain, a suspected strain — your therapist will say so plainly and suggest you see a professional who can diagnose it. Massage supports training; it doesn’t treat injuries.
The home-field advantage is real for athletes specifically. Recovery work ends and you’re already horizontal, hydrating, feet up — not merging onto the 5 with legs that just got flushed. Post-race Sundays, when the last thing anyone wants is another drive, are exactly when a therapist knocking on your door makes the most sense. For a deeper dive on how regular bodywork fits a training plan, read sports massage for performance and injury prevention.
Pricing
Session rates
- 60 minutes — lower body or upper body focus$119
- 90 minutes — full-body with sport-specific focus$159
- 120 minutes — big-event recovery, nothing rushed$199
Cupping +$20— a favorite add-on for dense quads and calves. CBD lotion +$10. Travel is free in Point Loma & Ocean Beach, $20 elsewhere in the city, $40 across San Diego County. Full breakdown on the pricing page.
Questions
Sports massage FAQ
Ready to book?
We bring the table, linens, and calm — you keep the couch afterward.