Massage Therapy
To schedule an appointment, please call the Welcome Center at 614-292-7671.
- Scott Holmes, Fitness Programs & Services Coordinator, 614-292-8755 or massage@osu.edu
- Jenn Peters, Fitness Programs & Services Director, 614-688-3636 or peters.198@osu.edu
New Location for Massage Therapy!
The new location for Rec Sports massage therapy is room B80 on the RPAC's ground level. Check-in for massage therapy remains at the RPAC Welcome Center. Cost for students and members is $45 per hour. Non-member cost is $55 per hour. Visit the RPAC Welcome Center to schedule an appointment.
Walking directions from Welcome Center to new Massage Therapy room:
After checking in at the Welcome Center, swipe through the turnstiles. Walk down the main staircase to the Ground Floor. Notice the metal sign to the right, pointing to the Training room. Turn down the right hallway, past the Tom W. Davis Gym, in the direction of the Training room. Continue down the hallway to room B80, located on the right side.
Student and Non-Student Massages Available
The Department of Recreational Sports offers massage therapy to all recreation members and non-members. They are performed daily by licensed massage therapists.
Many of today's health problems can benefit from massage therapy because the manipulation of soft tissues affects so many of our bodily systems. Massage therapy treatments will have a therapeutic affect and improve health by acting directly on the muscular, nervous, circulatory and lymphatic (immune) systems.
Cost (For 1 Hour)
Other members: $45
Non-members: $55
Our licensed massage therapist will help relieve:
Headaches
Back and neck pain
Hand and foot pain
Fibromyalgia
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Acute or chronic pain
Accommodations due to a disability
If you need accommodations due to a disability in order to enjoy your massage, please call our Adapted Recreation office at 688-3693 or email ars@osu.edu. If you don't need accommodations but there is something in particular that we need to know about your disability before your massage, please contact us at 292-8755 or email massage@osu.edu
Please note: Payments will be taken when appointments are scheduled. Also, tipping is not required, but members may choose to do so if they would like (NOTE: cash tips only; cannot add to credit card payment). Refunds are not available.
Massage therapy is the fastest growing segment of natural health care, due largely to the growth in public demand for alternative approaches to health. Sign Up Today!
View The American Massage Therapy Association Consumer Survey Press Release and The American Massage Therapy Association Consumer Survey Fact Sheet to gain more information regarding the usefulness of massage therapy.
