How can Deep Tissue Massage help?
Deep tissue massage involves applying firm pressure and slow strokes to reach deeper layers of muscle and fascia (the connective tissue surrounding muscles). It’s used for chronic aches and pain and contracted areas such as a stiff neck and upper back, low back pain, leg muscle tightness, and sore shoulders.
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Benefits
The benefits of this massage are many: it helps to lower high blood pressure, relax the muscles, and improve blood circulation. In addition reduces stress, anxiety, and muscle tension and treats chronic back pain. It also reduces arthritis symptoms and, in athletes, improves recovery and performance, delaying muscle soreness and fatigue preventing injuries.
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Who usually gets this massage
Some massage therapies are for relaxation, but others like Deep Tissue Massage can provide more benefits to your muscle’s health and get you pain relief in injured muscles. A deep tissue massage therapist focuses on the deeper layers of muscles and has many techniques to be completed. Some methods involve the therapist using firmer pressure to reach critical areas and release tension. Due to the hard pressure, this therapy is recommended for people who want a slightly more intense touch. Some athletes opt for a deep tissue massage because it is more effective in relieving muscle injuries related to sports and body overuse.
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The Deep Tissue Massage uses several specific therapeutic techniques recommended by doctors. The focus is the alignment and maintenance of deeper layers of the muscles and connective tissue. Deep tissue is one of the most effective treatments for soreness, the release of adhesions, and contracted areas such as the so-common stiff neck, upper back, lower back, arms, legs, and feet. It is beneficial for chronic pain and reducing scar tissue from previous injuries and surgeries.