Licensed in Kentucky and Ohio

Sports Massage

(for the athlete, non-athlete, and the elderly)

Stress Management Massage

Town & Country Sports and Health Club

or

 Your Own Home or Office

 

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John Summe, licensed in 2006, focuses his studies and practice imageon helping people with injuries or conditions that limit their physical ability to function.  This could be simple everyday activities, or a specific work or sports related activity.  

John has been a annual volunteer massage therapist at the Ironman competitions in Louisville and the Bourbon Chase in Lexington.

John lives in Covington with his wife, Lea Ann.  He is currently studying Exercise Science with a minor in Sports Medicine at NKU.

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Through the centuries, massage was often regarded as just a luxury, however before the last century it was also regarded as a beneficial adjunct to medical care.

Every massage, longer than 10 minutes, regardless of the modality used, naturally benefits many conditions, such as these:

 

  •  Healing and Recovery
  •  Insomnia
  •  Blood Pressure
  •  Asthma
  •  Arthritis
  •  Fibromyalgia
  •  Skin Elasticity + Firmness
  •  Muscle Strength
  •  Menopausal Symptoms
  •  Tension Headaches
  •  Lower Back Discomfort
  •  Fatigue and Depression
  •  Immune System
  •  Breathing
  •  Stress

 These benefits are natural to human touch.  For an in-depth exploration of the nature of human touch, the book "Touch" by Tiffany Fields is recommended.  Ms. Fields is director of the Touch Institute at Miami University’s Medical School.  The book is an easy read and entertaining.

 

The emphasis of the Sports Massage is on increasing flexibility or range of motion, and encouraging healing of torn muscles, ligaments, and tendons.  We will also concentrate on reducing internal scar tissue left by previous operations or injuries.  With variations, this massage applies equally well to athletes, non-athletes and the elderly

 

For the general population, the most important benefit of massage is management of stress.  The relaxation massage, as it is more commonly known, has fallen out of favor with some massage therapists because they believe it does not elevate the profession’s status.  So I’ve given it a new name: Stress Management Massage.  No matter what it’s called, most massages give the recipient a mental and/or physical time out from the physiological effects of chronic stress, which can enable them to cope better with the causes of their stress.   

 The extent and effectiveness of the natural benefits of massage depends on the duration and frequency of the massage.   Depending on the condition and the outcome desired, that could be 30 minutes to two hours, everyday to just once a month.  Usually, for most conditions, an hour every week or every other week is sufficient.