Massage Therapy
A medium to deep pressure massage, this treatment aims to alleviate restricted areas of muscular tension. Firm massage strokes encourage tension to be released from the body at a deeper level. Various techniques are used to stimulate blood flow, release muscular knots that cannot be released on their own and promote healing. An advanced form of massage that uses firm, focused pressure to go beyond the surface layers of muscle.
Sports/Deep Tissue Massage
Deep Tissue Massage for the Relief of Deep Muscle Tension
When there is chronic muscle tension or injury, there are usually adhesions (bands of painful, rigid tissue) in muscles, tendons, and ligaments. Adhesions can block circulation and cause pain, limited movement, and inflammation. Deep tissue massage is a type of massage that relieves both muscular and emotional
tension which has become stuck in the body tissues. Deep tissue massage can be painful, and variations in feeling and experience depend on specific thresholds for pain and discomfort. This can be considerably different in different locations of the body. Some areas can be relatively painless, in fact quite pleasurable, but at other
parts, the pain can cause some discomfort.
Deep tissue massage works by physically breaking down these adhesions to relieve pain and restore normal movement.
Deep tissue massage can break up and eliminate scar tissue from previous injuries. A common problem is that stressed muscles can block nutrients and oxygen from getting to where they need to go, and this will cause inflammation that allows toxins to build up in your muscle tissue. The inflammation and toxins contribute to pain and
stress. Deep Tissue Massage breaks up and releases the built-up toxins by loosening the muscles. With the toxins released, blood and oxygen can circulate as
they should through one’s body.