The Sports Massage Course at RSM International Academy is a specially designed training program that begins immediately after completing the Trigger Point Therapy course. Offered at RSM Massage School in Chiang Mai, Thailand, this course focuses on enhancing athletic performance and managing pain from daily training, overuse syndrome, and chronic pain.

You will learn sports massage techniques that combine essential palpation skills from Trigger Point Therapy to address both active and latent trigger points, helping to alleviate pain and sustain performance.
For instance, these techniques can be particularly effective for runners dealing with knee pain or tennis players managing shoulder discomfort.

In addition to the Trigger Point Therapy Course, our Sports Massage Course provides essential training in Deep Tissue Massage, Myofascial Release, and techniques aimed at improving joint mobility and deep muscle stability.

These techniques are designed to elevate your expertise as a sports massage therapist, ensuring that you can effectively help your clients manage pain, enhance their performance, and prevent injuries.

By mastering these skills, you will set yourself apart from other trainers, offering a higher level of professional care and making a significant impact on your clients’ athletic success.

Particularly after intense sports training, myofascial tension and myofascial hyperalgesia can cause muscle spindles to become overly sensitive to external stimuli, leading to muscle contractions and pain. This course covers advanced sports massage techniques that promote muscle relaxation after intensive training, helping to maintain peak performance and prevent injuries.

In our sports massage course, you will master the skills needed to quickly detect factors that diminish sports performance. These advanced palpation techniques and in-depth knowledge are crucial not only for sports trainers but also for massage therapists, yoga, and Pilates instructors. They serve as essential tools to optimize athlete conditioning, elevate competitive performance, and distinguish you from other professionals in the field.

The RSM Sports Massage Course is a specialized training program tailored for professionals who have successfully completed the Trigger Point Therapy Course at RSM. The lessons follow immediately on from the Trigger Point Therapy course, providing a seamless transition into advanced, hands-on training in sports therapy.

Duration: Monday - Friday (15:30 - 17:30)
Lessons start right after the Trigger Point Therapy course.

Total: 10 hours (2 hours per day)

🔸　Cost: 6,000 THB
(Sports Massage Course Only, Total: 10 hours)

🔸　Cost: 14,000 THB
 (Trigger Point Therapy + Sports Massage Course, Total: 30 hours)

This course is ideal for licensed massage therapists with a solid understanding of functional anatomy who are looking to quickly acquire practical sports massage techniques, refine their expertise, and excel in the field of sports massage.

The RSM Sports Massage Course focuses on advanced techniques like trigger point therapy, deep tissue massage, and myofascial release, while emphasizing joint biomechanics. Participants learn how to correct joint alignment and apply effective, injury-preventive stretching methods.

These foundational skills are expanded upon to create a comprehensive understanding of sports-specific recovery and performance enhancement.

This section of the course focuses on myofascial release techniques designed to target fascia and correct fascial distortions that affect joint mobility. Myofascial dysfunctions often lead to restricted movement and chronic pain, which can significantly impact athletic performance. Through specialized manual techniques, participants learn to identify and treat restrictions in the fascia, thereby restoring the kinetic chain and improving joint alignment.

The skills you will learn result in enhanced flexibility, reduced pain, and better overall movement patterns. The course also emphasizes applying these techniques across various athletic disciplines, making the therapy adaptable for different sports.

Trigger point therapy is a core component of the curriculum, aimed at relieving muscle tension and reducing chronic pain caused by active or latent trigger points. These trigger points are commonly found in athletes due to repetitive strain, poor posture, or improper movement patterns.

In this course, participants learn how to identify and deactivate these trigger points, thereby restoring muscle function and improving Dynamic postural alignment. This therapy not only reduces pain but also enhances muscle performance by improving flexibility and strength. The combination of trigger point therapy and correction of kinetic chain allows athletes to maximize performance and prevent future sports injuries.

RSM’s Sports Massage course integrates deep tissue massage techniques that target the deeper layers of muscle and fascia, essential for joint mobilization.
Repetitive sports movements can lead to adhesions, stiffness, and myofascial strain. Early intervention with deep tissue massage helps release these issues, correct muscle imbalances, and improve joint mobility.

This technique is particularly effective for athletes with chronic tightness or overuse injuries and prevents further damage by focusing on kinetic chain corrections, ensuring sustained performance and injury prevention.

An in-depth understanding of sports biomechanics and joint alignment is critical for effective sports massage. This section emphasizes how joint function impacts athletic performance, focusing on joint mobilization techniques like high-velocity low-amplitude (HVLA) and low-velocity low-amplitude (LVLA) mobilizations.

These methods restore joint function, improve dynamic stability, and reduce the risk of soft tissue injury. Proprioceptive activation and biomechanical assessments are also incorporated, ensuring athletes can maintain peak performance and prevent injuries effectively.