Sports massage in Hamburg
What this is
Sports massage is targeted work on the muscles, matched to your sport, your training phase and what your body needs right now. It supports recovery and mobility, and prepares the muscles for load.
What it helps with
Before competition, after competition
When the massage happens decides how it is done.
Before a competition we work briefly and stimulatingly, so the muscles are awake and mobile without getting tired. Afterwards the focus is on relaxation, circulation and releasing the tension built up under load.
In the training phase in between, there is room for deeper work on stubborn spots.
Part of the plan, not wellness
Sports massage feels good, and it is allowed to.
With us, though, it is not an end in itself but part of the care: we massage with your findings, training plan and season in mind, and we notice where tension keeps building up. That is exactly what we pass on to therapy and training.
It is how we work in elite sport, from training camps to competition trips.
Methods
More services
What else belongs to Therapy
Manual therapy and manual medicine
Joints and spine
→TherapyPrivate physiotherapy
Individual treatment of acute and chronic complaints
→TherapySports physiotherapy
Care for recreational, competitive and professional sport
→TherapyDry needling and IMES
Targeted treatment of myofascial complaints
→TherapyFascia and trigger point therapy
Soft-tissue techniques and FDM
→TherapySports osteopathy
Osteopathic work under athletic load
→TherapyOsteopathy
Whole-body functional examination and treatment
→TherapyChiropractic
Targeted impulses to the spine and joints
→Questions about this service
Frequently asked
How is this different from a spa massage?
A spa massage aims at relaxation. Sports massage works specifically on the muscles your sport uses and follows your training phase and load. It is given by physiotherapists who know your findings.
When is the best time, before or after competition?
Both work, just differently. Shortly before a competition we keep it short and stimulating; deep work belongs in the days before or the time afterwards. After a competition, recovery comes first.
Is sports massage painful?
It can be intense on tight spots, but it should not hurt. We adjust the pressure with you as we go. The day after, the muscles can feel slightly worked, much like after training.
Does massage speed up recovery?
It can help the muscles feel loose and recovered sooner, and it improves mobility in the short term. It does not replace sleep, nutrition and well-managed load. That is why we see sports massage as a building block, not a shortcut.
Related
What patients often look for here as well
Fascia and trigger point therapy
Fascia forms a connected network throughout the body. Changes in tissue tension and myofascial trigger points can restrict movement and cause pain. Depending on the findings, we use precise manual techniques or dry needling to regulate that tension and restore function.
→ServiceBFR and compression
BFR stands for blood flow restriction: training with very light loads while venous return is restricted in a controlled way.
→ServiceMobility and assisted stretching
Our own assisted stretching concept brings together mobility, suppleness and recovery. Precisely guided stretches work on range of motion and tissue tension, and support recovery.
→ServiceSports physiotherapy
Sports physiotherapy treats people who want to get back on the court or the pitch, not just through daily life without pain. The difference lies in what the result has to deliver: resilience under fatigue, at speed and through changes of direction. That is exactly what we work on.
→TeamChristin Wisotzki
Combines professional depth with real empathy, and brings experience from looking after athletes in elite sport.
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The team
All our therapists treat the full spectrum, physiotherapy, manual therapy, rehabilitation and medical training. So you can rely on being in good hands with every one of them.
See the whole team →
Yannick LambrechtSports osteopath · B.Sc. · Owner
Lilith LaubeHeilpraktikerin (state-licensed non-medical practitioner), osteopath, physiotherapist · Owner
Helena MetzeHead of Physiotherapy
Leon KnochePhysiotherapist · B.Sc. (Hons.)
Eleni HenryPhysiotherapist · B.Sc., M.Sc.
Luka WertzPhysiotherapist · B.Sc.
Nisse ThünePhysiotherapist, sports physiotherapist · B.Sc., M.Sc.
Christin WisotzkiPhysiotherapist, yoga instructor