Blessings Readers,
Its been such a lovely week so far, sunny days (a few rainy days for our gardens), brightening our spirits.
I hope you found last week's entry on the basics of Swedish Massage interesting.
This week I will be covering the basics of Deep Tissue Massage. This should not be confused with Deep Pressure Massage. Deep Pressure Massage uses sustained deep pressure strokes through the entire massage where Deep Tissue is somewhat different. Deep Tissue Massage is certainly a therapy I use in my practise to help my clients, as it really is a very effective form of massage for certain complaints and conditions. Please read on and I'll explain......
Deep Tissue Massage aims to relieve tension in the deeper layers of of muscle tissue. It can be a very firm pressure that releases chronic patterns of tension in the body through slow strokes and deep finger pressure on contracted areas, either following or going across grains of muscles, tendons and fascia.
It is also a highly effective technique for releasing chronic stress areas due to misalignment, repetitive motions and past lingering injuries.
Deep Tissue massage is used to treat particular muscular-skeletal disorders and complaints and employs a dedicated set of techniques and strokes to achieve a measure of relief.
The sessions are often quite intense as a result of deliberate focused work.
It is not uncommon for people who are not familiar with this type of massage to mistakenly believe that a Deep Tissue Massage will be painful! This isn't always true! Most clients refer it to a pain that 'feels good'. If at any time during your massage session, the sensation becomes uncomfortable or painful in a 'doesnt feel good' way please communicate this to your therapist.
*Note: It is important to drink plenty of water after a Deep Tissue Massage to help flush lactic acid out of the tissue. If you don't, this could result in additional post massage soreness. Its important to drink plenty of water after any massage or body work treatment (I will explain that in next week's post,,so stay tuned!).
It is possible you may feel some soreness the day after a Deep Tissue Massage even if you DO drink extra water. This should pass in a day or so.
I hope you found this information enlightening to your awareness of massage styles and what best suits you!
Next week i will be covering Trigger Point Therapy. This really does go hand in hand with Deep Tissue Masaage and is often used as part of a Deep Tissue Massage. So please drop in next week for some interesting info.
Have a wonderful week!
Angie
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