Professional tips, recovery education, and wellness guidance from Fayetteville’s trusted massage therapist and World Massage Hall of Famer, Alfonso Smith.
Learn how to reduce pain, improve mobility, recover faster, and stay stress-free — whether you’re an athlete, a busy professional, or someone who just needs a break.
Serving Fayetteville, Fort Bragg, Hope Mills & Spring Lake
Sports Massage • Deep Tissue • Mobile Massage • Couples Massage
If you wake up with tight shoulders, headaches, or a stiff lower back—you’re not alone.
Back and neck pain are the most common reasons people book massage therapy in Fayetteville, NC. Sitting at work, long hours at a computer, stress, sports, and everyday life all add up.
The good news? The right type of massage can help relieve pain, improve mobility, and stop tension from coming back.
Deep Tissue Massage
Great for:
tight shoulders
knots in the upper back
low back pain
headaches caused by muscle tension
Deep pressure targets the deeper layers of muscle and fascia, helping release chronic tightness and trigger points.
Sports Massage
Ideal for:
gym lovers
athletes
active military
weekend warriors
This style combines stretching, mobility work, and focused muscle treatment to reduce inflammation, increase flexibility, and speed up recovery.
Swedish / Relaxation Massage
Perfect if stress is causing your pain.
Gentle pressure calms the nervous system, lowers muscle tension, and improves circulation—especially helpful for stress-related neck stiffness and migraines.
Some people feel relief in just one session.
Others benefit most from weekly or bi-weekly visits—especially if pain is long-term or work-related.
At Massage Expert, every session is built around your exact pain points, not a routine.
Whether you’ve got a tight lower back, stiff neck, or tension headaches, massage therapy can help you move and feel better.
Available in-clinic or mobile
Fayetteville • Fort Liberty • Hope Mills • Spring Lake
📍 In-clinic or mobile
✅ Book at: www.callthemassageexpert.com
Let’s get hands-on.
If you train hard—whether you’re in the gym, on the field, or running miles—your body needs recovery just as much as it needs discipline. Many athletes in Fayetteville, NC are discovering that sports massage isn’t a luxury… it’s part of the game plan.
Sports massage helps reduce soreness, prevent injury, and improve performance so you can keep pushing without breaking down.
Sports massage isn’t the same as a regular relaxation massage.
It focuses on the muscles and movement patterns you actually use when you train.
It combines:
Deep muscle work
Stretching
Mobility techniques
Trigger point therapy
And recovery-focused pressure
This makes it ideal for:
Lifters
Runners
CrossFit athletes
Football, soccer, and basketball players
Martial artists and wrestlers
Military and tactical athletes
Anyone training consistently
Hard workouts create micro-tears in muscle tissue. Sports massage increases circulation, helping the body flush out waste and deliver oxygen and nutrients faster—so you feel less sore.
Overused muscles get tight and unbalanced. Sports massage restores mobility, loosens restricted areas, and reduces the chance of:
strains
sprains
tendon irritation
muscle pulls
When your muscles move better, your performance improves.
This helps with:
running stride
squat depth
overhead lifting
sprinting and jumping
balance and stability
When muscles aren’t tight or restricted, you get more strength out of every rep and every step.
Sports massage isn’t only for pros.
It helps:
beginners starting a new program
active military and first responders
college athletes
weekend athletes
fitness and bodybuilding clients
If you use your body—you need recovery.
Weekly or bi-weekly during intense training cycles
Before competition for activation & mobility
After competition for recovery and soreness reduction
At least once a month for maintenance
Every session is customized to your sport, injury history, and training goals.
Massage Expert works with athletes across Fayetteville, Fort Liberty, Hope Mills, and Spring Lake. Whether you’re trying to recover faster, fix pain, or improve performance—we can help keep you at your best.
📍 In-clinic or mobile
✅ Book at: www.callthemassageexpert.com
Train hard. Recover harder. Let’s get hands-on.