Brazilian Sports Massage

Brazilian sports massage at Physio Clinic Suchánek is a hybrid treatment that marries classic sports massage techniques with maderotherapy wooden tools — combining the muscle-specific targeting of a sports massage with the myofascial decompression and lymphatic stimulation that the wooden rollers and boards provide. Described by the clinic as 'maderotherapy for athletes,' the session suits active clients who want both post-training muscle recovery and the contouring and lymphatic benefits of wood therapy in a single appointment.

Brazilian sports massage developed as a fusion of the South American maderotherapy tradition with European sports massage protocol, producing a treatment that addresses two goals simultaneously: the deep muscle recovery demands of an athletic population and the connective tissue and lymphatic work that wooden tools uniquely deliver. At Physio Clinic Suchánek, Brazilian sports massage is delivered exclusively by Denisa Procházková, a therapist specialising in this hybrid modality. The session integrates: **Classic sports massage component**: effleurage and petrissage applied with the hands to the primary athletic muscle groups — hamstrings, quadriceps, calves, hip flexors, gluteals, and upper back. Specific attention is given to the muscle groups most loaded by the client's sport, identified through a brief intake at the session start. Cross-fibre friction is applied at sites of known or suspected adhesion — common at the musculotendinous junction of the Achilles, hamstring insertion, patellar tendon, and rotator cuff. **Maderotherapy wooden tool integration**: the ribbed roller is applied to the posterior thigh and calf with rolling strokes that simultaneously compress the muscle bulk and create a shearing force on the subcutaneous connective tissue. The maderotherapy board sweeps the gluteal region and lateral thigh — an area where the IT band and tensor fasciae latae accumulate training-related fascial thickening. The mushroom cup provides targeted decompressive work at specific adhesion sites. The integration creates a treatment that penetrates tissue differently at each phase: the hands provide pressure and specificity; the wooden tools provide the combination of compression, shear, and decompression that no hand technique alone achieves. The lymphatic effect of the board work also accelerates clearance of metabolic waste accumulated during training. Who benefits: athletes in high training volumes who accumulate soft-tissue load across both muscle and connective tissue; those with recurring tightness in the IT band, hamstrings, or calves that does not fully resolve with standard sports massage; clients combining athletic training with a desire to address cellulite or body contouring as a secondary goal. Preparation: mention your sport and recent training volume. Wear or bring close-fitting shorts for lower limb access. Avoid the session on days of high-intensity training — reserve it for recovery days.