Athletic & Performance-Focused

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Athletic & Performance-Focused for women in sports.

Precision Sports Massage for Elite Female Athletes

Enhance Performance. Prevent Injury. Maximise Recovery.

Specialised, high-level treatment for women who train, compete, and demand the highest standard of care.

⭐ High-Performance Treatment for High-Performance Women

Elite athletes require more than a general massage. You need treatment that understands training load, competition demands, and female physiology and delivers results you can feel in your performance metrics.

We provide sports massage designed to optimise power, stability, mobility, and recovery for women at the top of their game.

⭐ Performance Outcomes You Can Expect

Peak Performance Support

• Accelerate Recovery Between High-Intensity Sessions
      Maintain training quality during heavy blocks and competition prep.
• Enhance Movement Efficiency & Power Output
      Improve biomechanical function to support performance gains.
• Injury Prevention Through Targeted Assessment
      Identify imbalances and load issues before they become performance-limiting injuries.
• Strategic Pain Management
      Keep your body competition-ready while addressing underlying movement restrictions.
• Boost Longevity in Sport
      Perform at the elite level longer by supporting tissue health and stability.
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⭐ High-Level Techniques for Elite Bodies

Elite Sports Massage

• Precisely targeted muscular therapy tailored to your training cycles, competition schedule, and performance goals.
• Advanced Myofascial Release
• For athletes who need improved range, reduced restriction, and efficient movement patterns.
• Sports massage with active stretching, with Trigger Point Therapy Techniques 
• Address the deeper structural demands of high-volume training.
• Performance Recovery Treatment
• Optimised recovery for taper weeks, post-event care, and high-load phases.

⭐ Built on Understanding Female Athletic Performance

Elite female athletes experience unique demands in hormonal cycles, biomechanics, structural differences, and recovery considerations.

Ray treatments have all of this in mind to ensure your body performs at peak capacity, consistently.

Expect:

• Precision treatment based on elite athletic needs
• Assessment-driven sessions
• Programming-informed approach
• Support that aligns with your coaches, physios, and strength staff
• Treatment built to enhance competition performance
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⭐ Who This Is Designed For

• National & international competitors
• Elite runners, cyclists, lifters, and team-sport athletes and high-level athletes.
• Women in intensive training blocks or competition seasons
• Athletes with chronic tightness, load issues, or performance plateaus
• High achievers who need world-class care

If you train at an elite level, your recovery should match it.

⭐ Ready for Elite-Level Recovery?

Your performance is the priority.
Your body is the engine.
Your recovery is your competitive edge.

Book Your Elite Performance Session → 0435-626-343

⭐ Athlete Feedback

(Competitions Dancer) 

Thank you so much Ray! I really recommended any woman who has existing sciatic issues to come to Ray, he is very knowledgeable and great at what he does. 

Shan August 2025 

(Surfer)

Ray is great at getting deep into tight muscles and is very generous with his time. His massages certainly help with improving my range of movement and I always feel relaxed after the appointment. Highly recommend for anyone needing relief from overused muscle pain. Kate Blakeney 29.11.24 Google review

(Powerlifter went to the USA for a powerlifting competition)

I have had the most positive experiences seeing Ray for remedial massage. He is lovely, super skilled, works around any injuries and his knowledge on muscles and the body is really great. The studio is lovely and you feel immediately comfortable. I am a powerlifter and seeing Ray has dramatically improved by mobility, allowing me to get the range of motion I need for my sport. Thanks again, I’ll be back soon! Rebecca 10/03/24

(Mum And Her 2 Teenagers in sports) 

Ray is an amazing massage therapist who I highly recommend. I've also taken my athletic teenagers with sore muscles to see him and they felt so much better afterwards. Ray is very responsive and always try’s to work around what time suits us. Very glad I found his services. Jenny 07/2023 Google review.

(Jocky)

Glad Ray was recommended to me, usually quite hesitant on trying someone new. Have always had ongoing issues related to being an athlete. He has made my day to day a lot more manageable with reducing pain, tightness, as well a significant decrease in migraines. Very adaptable with treatment dependant on how your body is feeling. Flexible with times. Easy going and welcoming presence. Would 100% recommend Ray and will continue to see him for his great work. Teaghan 2021 On goggle review.

(Elite Tokyo Olympic Athletic)

I've been seeing Ray regularly in the lead up to competing in the Tokyo Olympic Games, and his care and communication as a massage therapist is outstanding. Ray is exceptionally friendly, professional, knowledgeable and has tailored to my changing needs week to week with patience and consideration. He's particularly helped with both upper and lower back pain, as well as general aches and pains due to the training load of elite level sport. Would not hesitate in recommending. Thanks Ray! Maria 2020 on Goggle review!

Hockey Athletic 

My name is Alana. I am 19 years old and currently a university student as well as an elite hockey player. I have represented the ACT since I was 10 years old and have represented Australia twice, once in 2009 and once in 2011. For the past 2 years I have also held an ACTAS scholarship which requires a large amount of training on a weekly basis. I have been seeing Raymond Flaherty ever since he joined Hawker Chiropractic in 2011. 

I had been seeing another masseuse prior to this. 

My main reason for seeing Ray was initially to get my legs massaged. Doing a lot of training takes its toll on my body and I enjoyed a massage to in a way to revitalise my legs. Ray really helped to rid my legs of knots and tightness in my quads, hamstrings and calves. I found that for a couple of days to even a week after a massage my legs didn't get as sore or tired after training. This enabled me to complete trainings at a higher level as my legs weren't as fatigued.  

Recently I have been seeing Ray for a completely different reason. At the start of 2012 I started getting frequent blocked ears and a very stiff neck. I saw Ray once a week for a month and by the end of the 4 weeks I was rid of blocked ears and a stiff neck, however I had immediate relief after every massage. 

Ray worked vigorously on my neck muscles using remedial and deep tissue massage and I noticed a difference as soon as I got off the table. I currently live outside of Canberra but I book in with Ray whenever I go back. Ray is a fantastic and enthusiastic masseuse who puts the patient first and does all he can to help his patients. He also is fantastic in the sense that he explains the problems to the patient and gives advice such as stretches and Creams. Alana ACT 2011 to 2012