Deep Tissue Massage
The goal of Deep Tissue Massage is to penetrate to deeper layers of muscle and connective tissue. I use a lotion instead of an oil or gel so that I’m gliding over skin less and sinking down into the tissue more. I use stretches, engage tendons at their origins and insertions, and endeavor to differentiate tissues that have become adhered to each other. More often than not I combine deep tissue with Swedish/circulatory massage to first loosen up the muscles I’m going to work more in depth on. I like to think strategically about how the strain in one area can be caused by tightness or weakness in another area. Therefore we sometimes work where the pain isn’t, in order to relieve pain where it’s felt. This is an excellent massage to work on those knots and areas of chronic tension that hinder your free range of motion.