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Sports massage · Fort Lauderdale, FL
Sports Massage for Performance, Recovery & Injury Prevention
Sports massage in Fort Lauderdale, specific to your sport and your season. Carlos is a lifelong athlete and licensed massage therapist with a physical therapy background — sessions are built to support performance, help you recover between efforts, and address the restrictions that can contribute to injury.
5.0 from 98 Google reviewsLicensed in Florida15 years of experience
First visit$20 off your first massage
5.0from 98 Google reviews
LicensedFlorida massage therapist
$20 offyour first visit
Built around your season
Massage that speaks training.
Whether you are a competitive athlete, a weekend warrior, or simply someone who trains to stay healthy, sports massage in Fort Lauderdale with Carlos Blain, LMT, starts from your calendar: what you are training for, where you are in the season, and what your body is telling you after the last session.
With about 15 years of experience, training at the Swedish Institute in New York, and physical therapy studies and clinic work in Venezuela, Carlos thinks in movement, not just muscles. He assesses how chains of tissue work together — and against each other — so treatment targets the pattern, not only the sore spot.
Who this is for
Sports massage, specific to your sport.
The work changes with the demands of what you play:
- Runners and triathletesCalves, hips, hamstrings and feet take repeated load; keeping those chains moving well can support smoother training blocks.
- Golfers and tennis playersRotation, shoulders, elbows and forearms — the areas club and racquet sports load hardest, and where overuse often starts.
- Swimmers and paddlersShoulder and upper-back work for athletes whose sport lives overhead.
- Lifters and CrossFit athletesHips, shoulders and thoracic mobility under heavy, repeated load — and recovery between hard sessions.
- Pickleball, soccer and basketball playersBroward’s busiest courts and fields: ankles, knees, hips and the tissue that handles quick changes of direction.
- Pre-event, post-event and in-seasonLighter, brisker work before an event; slower recovery work after; maintenance through the season to help you keep training.
How Carlos works
Assessment first. Treatment second.
Your session starts with a consultation about your sport, training load, injury history and goals. A marathoner three weeks out and a golfer with a cranky shoulder need different work — the assessment sets the plan.
During treatment, Carlos assesses contractions, scar tissue, adhesions, tissue chains and compensation patterns live — for example, a restriction at the foot that can contribute to a shoulder problem. He switches among sports, deep tissue, medical and other techniques mid-session as the picture develops. You pay for time and expertise, never per technique.
Live assessment
Hands-on assessment of contractions, scar tissue, adhesions, connected tissue chains and compensation patterns — before and during the hands-on work.
Tailored treatment · 60–90 minutes
Carlos selects and adjusts techniques around what the consultation and your body reveal, switching methods mid-session as needed — at one time-based price.
Recovery plan
3D anatomy explanation, stretches, exercises and practical home tools help the work continue after the session.
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Techniques & tools
One session. A complete strategy, not a single technique.
These are tools inside one tailored session — never add-ons, never priced separately. Carlos draws from them with your approval as the clinical picture develops.
Sports techniquesDeep tissueMyofascial / fascial releaseTrigger point therapyStretchingCompression therapyPercussion therapyKinesiology tapingScraping / GrastonCupping
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Pricing
Time sets the price. Your needs set the treatment.
Sessions are priced by time, not by technique — the treatment adapts to what the assessment finds, at no added charge.
In-office sessions
Come to Carlos for focused, recovery-led treatment in the office.
60-minute session$180
90-minute session$230
In-home sessions
Mobile treatment brought to your home, with separate rates from office visits.
60-minute session$230
90-minute session$310
First visit: $20 off your first massage. Accepted payments: HSA cards, credit cards, Zelle, Venmo, Cash App and Apple Cash. Carlos takes a maximum of six sessions a day, so no session is ever rushed.
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In clients’ words
More than feeling better for an hour.
Clients consistently describe careful explanation, thorough knowledge of body mechanics and a path toward recovery.
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Left feeling noticeably better and much less tight.Google review
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Best therapy experience I have ever had.Google review
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Took the time to explain my injury and why it was happening.Google review
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Before your session
Questions, answered clearly.
Don’t see your question here? Email therapy@carlosblainlmt.com or call 3059228630.
How much does a sports massage cost in Fort Lauderdale?
At Carlos Blain LMT, pricing is by time, not technique: in-office sessions are $180 for 60 minutes and $230 for 90 minutes; in-home sessions are $230 for 60 minutes and $310 for 90 minutes. First visits are $20 off, and HSA cards are accepted.
What’s the difference between sports massage and deep tissue massage?
Deep tissue describes depth — slower, focused work in the deeper layers. Sports massage describes purpose — work organized around your sport, your training calendar and your performance goals. In practice they overlap, and at Carlos’s practice you do not have to choose: the session adapts live and can combine both at the same price.
How often should I get a sports massage during training?
It depends on your training load and goals. Many athletes come every two to four weeks during the season, and closer together around peak training blocks or events. Carlos will help you set a pace that supports your training instead of interrupting it.
Should I book a sports massage before or after an event?
Both can help, used differently. In the one to three days before an event, work stays lighter and brisker — the goal is tissue that feels ready, not sore. A day or two after an event, slower recovery-focused work can support the process of getting back to training.
Do you offer in-home sports massage?
Yes. In-home sessions bring the same assessment-led treatment to your home in Fort Lauderdale and across South Florida, priced separately from in-office visits: $230 for 60 minutes and $310 for 90 minutes.
Areas served
Massage therapy across Fort Lauderdale & South Florida.
Carlos serves Fort Lauderdale — including Las Olas, Victoria Park, Rio Vista, Coral Ridge, Flagler Village, Wilton Manors and Oakland Park — and Lighthouse Point, Lauderdale-by-the-Sea and Miami, with both in-office and in-home sessions available. In-home sessions are available anywhere in South Florida — and upon special request, basically anywhere. Prices may vary.
Deep tissue massageDepth with a plan — pressure guided by live assessment, not a preset routine.
Injury recovery massageFind the cause, restore the movement — including the patterns that compensate for an injury.
Post-operative & medical massageSurgeon-cleared, recovery-paced work after knee, hip, shoulder and other surgeries.
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