Sports Massage Consultation Form
Move past a consultation that only asks where it hurts. Screen for the conditions that make deep pressure genuinely dangerous, and stay inside the line between treating a muscle and diagnosing an injury.
Deep tissue work increases circulation, exactly the point for a sore muscle, exactly the problem for a client with a clot risk. A history of deep vein thrombosis, recent surgery, hormone therapy, blood thinners, or a long flight or drive can mean a clot is already sitting somewhere it shouldn't be, and increasing blood flow through that area can dislodge it toward the lungs, heart, or brain. Athletes travel constantly for competition, so the population most likely to book a sports massage overlaps directly with the population most likely carrying an undetected travel clot risk. Skip that question on an intake form, and you've skipped the one most likely to matter.
There's also the line between working on a muscle and naming what's wrong with it. Diagnosing a torn ligament, a stress fracture, or sciatica sits outside a massage therapist's scope of practice, the expected move is a referral out to a physician or physical therapist, not a diagnosis. Therapists who diagnose or prescribe anyway risk their license and a lawsuit their liability insurance likely won't cover, since most policies only protect work performed within scope. Licensing itself isn't uniform either: most states require 500 to 1,000 hours of training and an exam, but Kansas and Wyoming have no state-level licensing at all.
Typeform's sports massage consultation form screens for clot risk factors, recent surgery, medications, and injury history before the session starts, keeping the intake language focused on symptoms and function rather than diagnosis. Every submission becomes a timestamped record of what was disclosed and screened for, the file you want if a contraindication is missed, a scope-of-practice question comes up, or an insurer asks what was actually asked beforehand.
A sports massage consultation form collects a client's injury history, activity level, and health screening information, including contraindications like blood clot risk, before a massage session, so the therapist can adjust pressure and technique safely and stay within scope of practice.
Because massage increases blood flow, which can dislodge an existing clot and send it to the lungs, heart, or brain, causing a pulmonary embolism, stroke, or heart attack. Risk factors include a history of DVT or PE, recent surgery, blood thinners or hormone therapy, and recent long trips, and that last factor overlaps heavily with athletes who travel for competition. Screen for these before applying deep pressure, not after.
Generally, no. Diagnosing a condition, prescribing treatment, or recommending medication or supplements typically falls outside a massage therapist's scope of practice, regardless of how confident the assessment feels. The standard move when something looks beyond a sore muscle is a referral to a physician or physical therapist, not a diagnosis. Practicing outside scope can risk license suspension, fines, and a lawsuit that liability insurance may not cover.
Nearly all of them, but not every one. Most states require 500 to 1,000 hours of training plus a licensing exam. Kansas and Wyoming have no state-level licensing requirement, leaving regulation to local city or county rules. Confirm the specific requirement where you practice rather than assuming a national standard applies.
Capture enough to screen for real risk and document scope-appropriate intake:
- Injury history and current areas of pain or tightness
- Activity level and relevant sport or training schedule
- Blood clot risk factors: DVT/PE history, recent surgery, blood thinners, hormone therapy, recent long trips
- Medications and known allergies
- Consent to treatment and pressure preferences
Yes. Typeform's signature question lets a client sign by typing, drawing, or uploading their signature, time-stamps it the moment they submit, and locks the response so it can't be changed afterward, generating a PDF you can keep on file. It's available on Typeform's Growth Flow, Growth Custom, and Enterprise plans.
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