Deep Tissue Massage

Whether you engage in strenuous activities such as cycling, running, or lifting heavy items, or you simply want to take a break and relax a deep tissue massage will give you the healing you’re looking for, both physically and mentally!

Deep Tissue Massage is a massage technique that focuses on the deeper layers of muscle tissue. It aims to release the chronic patterns of tension in the body through slow strokes and deep finger pressure on the contracted areas, either following or going across the fiber's of the muscles, tendons and fascia.

Deep tissue massage is used to release chronic muscle tension through slower strokes and more direct deep pressure or friction applied across the grain of the muscles not with the grain. Deep tissue massage helps to break up and eliminate scar tissue. Deep tissue massage usually focuses on more specific areas and may cause some soreness during or right after the massage. However, if the massage is done correctly you should feel better than ever within a day or two.

Research has shown the people who are get a massage before an exam or other potentially stressful situation showed a significant decrease in anxiety and respiratory rates, as well as a significant increase in white blood cells and natural killer cell activity, suggesting a benefit to the immune system. Office workers who get a regular massage were more alert, performed better and were less stressed than those who weren't massaged, that therapeutic massage therapy provides greater joint flexibility and range of motion, and that it enhances athletic performance; as well as treating injuries caused during sport or work. These are just a few of the many benefits of massage therapy. In our stressed out society the benefits are countless.

You can clearly see that massage therapy is not only popular but actually helps to make you healthier! People who have experienced massage therapy report that they have an increased sense of daily well-being, better posture and more energy than ever before.

If you haven’t tried massage therapy there’s no time like the present to get started on a healthier, happier life!