Sports Massage
Proactive, sport-specific & performance-focused sessions for pre-hab, recovery & competitive edge in Old Saybrook, CT
Sports Massage in Old Saybrook, CT
Clinical, performance-focused bodywork for athletes, weekend warriors, and anyone training hard. Led by Christopher Stubbs, LMT (CT #10808) a degree-qualified Sports Therapist, former international rugby player, and 15+ years of clinical experience.
What is sports massage?
Sports massage blends deep tissue work, trigger point release, assisted stretching, friction, and compression to address the specific demands of athletic muscle and connective tissue. The goal isn't relaxation, it's tissue repair, range-of-motion restoration, scar tissue management, and getting back to training without compensating around pain.
Three ways we program sessions:
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Pre-event (24–48 hours before): Brisk, stimulating. Activation and circulation
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Post-event (within 72 hours): Slow, flushing. Lactic acid clearance and recovery.
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Maintenance (year-round): Deep, corrective work. Chronic tightness and movement quality
Who it's for
You don't need to be elite. Sports massage at Massage and Motion serves:
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Runners, cyclists, and triathletes in training or recovery
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CrossFit, powerlifting, and strength athletes
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Golfers, tennis, and pickleball players managing repetitive strain
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Weekend warriors whose tissue isn't recovering as fast as they train
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Anyone returning to sport after injury or surgery
Ready to train smarter?
Sports massage from $100 · 40, 60, or 80 minutes
What's included in a session
Every session starts with a quick check-in on what you're training for, what's changed, and where you need the most work. From there, Chris builds a session that may include:
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Deep Tissue and Trigger Point Therapy
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Myofascial Release and Assisted Stretching
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Clinical Cupping or Gua Sha
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Kinesiology Taping
No fixed protocol. A marathoner with IT band issues gets a different session than a powerlifter with a locked-up upper back.
Meet your therapist
Christopher Stubbs, LMT. Degree-qualified Sports Therapist.
Credentials:
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BSc Hons in Sports Therapy, University of Bedfordshire (UK)
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CT Licensed Massage Therapist, #10808
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Former college and youth international rugby player
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15+ years clinical experience
Chris's academic background means he understands why something hurts, not just where, and builds sessions that feed back into how you train, move, and recover.
Serving Clients from any part of CT, including Old Saybrook, Lyme, East Lyme, Old Lyme, Niantic, Westbrook, Clinton, Madison, Essex, Deep River and the wider CT shoreline.
Now Accepting New Clients