Recently I have been training in sports massage and although I'm not yet qualified to treat any injured muscle tissue; I have been doing a lot of deep tissue work and have learned a lot of new techniques and ways of working with the body that I would love to practice on you!
A little bit about deep tissue massage...
The first thing is, don't worry, deep tissue massage doesn't mean an hour of pain! Although It does involve working deeper into the muscles and connective tissue so as to realign muscle fibres and further release tension, knots, aches and pains. You may at certain points feel a slight discomfort but it is more of a 'feel good pain' and I will never work outside of your comfort range. Also the massage session will involve plenty of relaxing Swedish techniques which will leave you feeling completely relaxed!
In fact many of the 'strokes' are the same as the regular Swedish style massage only with deep tissue work, I get to use my forearms a lot more and the movement is a lot slower. This allows the body to relax into, rather then fight against the pressure being applied. Working along the grain of the muscle in this way breaks down stubborn knots, relieves pain and restores normal movement. It is especially helpful for chronically tense and contracted areas such as stiff necks, lower back tightness, and sore knotted shoulders.
Willing bodies must be happy to feel in a detailed consultation and have a postural analysis at the beginning of treatment as well as give me some written feedback at the end.
P.s If you enjoy sports and belong to a club i.e swimming, football, rugby, badminton etc, then let me know where and when you train and a small group of therapists could come along and give free on site massage!
Hope to see some bodies soon!
Beth
