In 2008, during a summer basketball game in Kaohsiung, I fractured my right ankle's talus. Back then, injuries seemed to heal themselves. After every game, no matter the injury, I’d eventually recover. But as the years passed, things changed. The injuries began to linger, and aches and pains became a constant companion. What started with my ankle eventually spread to other areas of my body.

This journey of passive treatment took me all over Taiwan—from Pingtung in the south to Nantou in the central region, Keelung up north, and Yilan in the east. I sought help from Western medical specialists in orthopedics and sports medicine. I tried physical therapy with electrotherapy, heat treatments, spinal traction, pain medications, topical ointments, manual therapy, and injections. Traditional Chinese medicine methods like realignment, massage, acupuncture, and needle-knife therapy also played a part. While these treatments provided some improvement, they never fully healed the problem.

The frustration of chasing treatments eventually set me on a path toward self-healing. By engaging in a dialogue with the discomfort in my body, I developed MMA (Mixed Massage Art)—a unique blend of therapeutic massage techniques.

MMA integrates methods such as traditional Chinese massage and realignment, Swedish massage, trigger point therapy, deep tissue massage, active and passive stretching, myofascial release, gentle oil-based massages, and myofascial blade therapy.

In many countries, massage therapy is used as an adjunct to medical treatments, offering relief and helping patients cope with the physical and emotional toll of recovery. It can address pain, physical injuries, and the decline in quality of life caused by chronic conditions. For instance, massage is effective in managing issues like muscle tension and soreness, anxiety, digestive disorders, headaches, migraines, fibromyalgia, stress-related pain, lower back pain, muscle strains, sprains, post-exercise recovery, neural and myofascial pain, soft tissue injuries, stiffness in joints, sleep disorders, swelling, poor lymphatic circulation, indigestion, bloating, premenstrual syndrome (PMS) symptoms, fatigue, and burnout.

Sports massage also plays a vital role in helping athletes. Before training or competition, it helps prepare muscles and joints, improving the quality of training and enhancing performance. Afterward, it alleviates discomfort and promotes recovery, enabling athletes to maintain peak condition for their next challenge.

For the general public, sports massage effectively addresses discomfort in areas like the head, neck, upper back, lower back, shoulders, arms, forearms, thighs, calves, and ankles. It provides significant relaxation and relief.

Massage therapy is not a replacement for established medical treatments. Instead, it is a complementary practice that alleviates discomfort, enhances recovery, and improves overall quality of life.