Rugby Recovery
Take the hit Saturday. Train again Tuesday.
Sound familiar?
You don't need every box. One or two checked hard is enough.
- Soreness that feels dense, not just tired, like the tissue itself thickened
- Shoulders and neck that lock up after a contact-heavy match
- Hips that tighten from scrums, rucks, and tackles
- That bruised-deep feeling that hangs around until Wednesday
- Tuesday training compromised because Saturday hasn't left yet
They're symptoms. The program starts by finding what's driving them.
Assessed, planned, worked, proven.
The assessment
A focused intake and movement look, followed by 30 minutes of hands-on treatment. You leave knowing what's restricted, what may be driving it, and what the next step should be.
Your plan
A defined set of visits with a clear goal, built around your schedule and your season. You'll know the endpoint before we start.
The work
Focused hands-on visits plus the small between-visit pieces that make it hold. Chris chooses the tools, so you never have to.
The re-test
We measure against where you started. When the change holds, the program ends. That's the point.
Session rates are the same across programs: $60 for 30 minutes, $110 for 60 minutes, and $140 for 90 minutes. If a package makes sense, Chris will talk through it before you buy.
Where this program spends its time.
Shoulders & neck
Where contact lands and where it stays if nobody works it out.
Hips & glutes
The power base, and the first thing scrummaging locks up.
Tissue density
Rugby soreness is different. The work matches it - deeper, slower, deliberate.
The turnaround
Match to training to match, and the program is built around your week, not a spa schedule.
What you get back, in plain terms.
- A shorter gap between match day and feeling like yourself.
- Contact that doesn't stack week over week.
- A body still willing in round fourteen, not just round two.
Every one of these is checked against your own starting point, and that's what the re-test step is for.
This program fits - or it doesn't.
Not sure which side you're on? That's exactly what the assessment answers, and Chris will tell you straight, including if the answer is a doctor before a massage therapist.
Briarcliff, Kansas City North.
Kansas City's rugby sides train all over the metro, and MMI sits in Briarcliff for the players based north of the river. They come to 1201 NW Briarcliff Pkwy from Kansas City North, Gladstone, Liberty, and Parkville, usually on the Sunday or Monday after a match. The schedule bends around your fixtures.
Before you book.
What does this program cost?
$199 a month in season, which covers two focused visits each month plus the between-visit work. It starts with an intake and a 30-minute massage. You can cancel at the end of the season.
How many visits is it?
Two a month, month to month, running as long as your season does. Most players put one early in the week after a match and one later, ahead of the next fixture. The timing shifts with your calendar.
How is this different from a regular massage?
A regular massage handles whatever hurts that day. This is built around a contact season: what you absorbed on Saturday, what has to be ready by Tuesday, and the hips and shoulders that keep tightening back up. It gets re-checked against where you started.
How soon after a match can I come in?
The day after usually works well, and Chris adjusts the depth accordingly. Fresh bruising and impact soreness get worked around rather than through. If something feels like an injury instead of normal match soreness, get it looked at medically first.
Take the hit Saturday. Train again Tuesday Start with one visit.
Book the assessment. Leave knowing what's going on and whether this program is the way back, with no package commitment to find out.
Book your assessment