Why sports massage is useful for peak performance paola bassanese author and writer author of strictly walk slimmer and the foraging home cook available at amazon and barnes and noble recent. Sports massage for peak performance book read reviews from worlds largest community for readers sports massage has come into its own as a vital tool f. Sports massage for peak performance is a manual written for athletes who wish to use massage to enhanse thier physical performance in athletics its written in easy to understand laymens terms rather than medical and technical language the main focus is on self massage with sweedish techniques and streching with some attention paid to massage with a partner black and white pictures demonstrate the massage moves fairly clearly and text sections clearly explain what to massage . As with many of the reasons for getting yourself a massage there is still a long way to go before the research catches up with what we experience in sports massage therapy a boost in well being