Deep Tissue Massage

Sometimes deep tissue massage is a better answer to pain.

For those who enjoy and even need deeper work to feel like you are receiving benefits from your massage, deep tissue is your ‘IT’!

Deep tissue can be intense and gentle at the same time. That is what we strive for here. The trick is that we take it slow and take our time.

We coax your knots into submission instead of forcing them.

Our intention is to go deep enough that you feel relief but not pain.

Lots of people think they need to feel the pain to get any gain, and that’s just not true.

If the pressure is too deep, your nervous system is just going to guard against your therapist, and everyone is wasting their time!

We want to work to your tolerance level and not beyond that. If we’re talking about a pain (or sensation) scale of 1-10, where 1 is no sensation and 10 is excruciating, we don’t want to go above a 7.

If you are holding your breath, wincing or pulling away, this is an indication (to you and your therapist) that the pressure is too deep.

Communication between massage therapist and client is essential.

You may feel sore after a deep tissue massage just like you do after a workout; but if that soreness lasts more than two days, the pressure was too deep.

Next time let your therapist know that you need less pressure, and don’t “pressure” yourself to tolerate or withstand pressure that’s too deep.

It is always important to communicate with your therapist during your massage, but especially so in Deep Tissue Massage!

Your therapists are highly trained and will look for signs of discomfort, but we don’t always see them.

Fijian/Ah Shiatsu is another form of deep tissue massage.

“In order to understand someone, you must first walk a mile on their back!”
-Zach Suchara (one of our clients)

Have you ever been walked on? Have you ever paid someone to walk on you? If not, you are missing out!

One way to get deep tissue massage with less pain is to get Fijian massage. It is performed without oil or lotion, and it is done over a sheet or loose clothing.

This method provides broad, deep compression that would otherwise be unbearable coming from sharp elbows or fingers.

The idea behind Fijian Massage is two-fold.

It helps protect the therapist’s body, and it allows deeper work to be done on the client.

When performing Fijian Massage, the therapist uses his or her own body weight and only needs to direct the pressure.

As for you, when the pressure given is broad, deep, and held for a while, the deeper muscle layers relax into it and healing happens on deeper levels. This is especially good for large muscle groups such as the hamstrings and glutes.

Explore the depths of Massage Therapy!

Let us learn your body’s secrets together and provide what it needs.