Just had my first deep tissue massage...

[alaziz]

Ive always had Swedish massages and recently went for my first deep tissue massage. It was very different and a little painful. The therapist spent alot of time on my upper back around my neck and between my shoulder blades.
She used her elbow to press on certain areas untill my muscle kind of "gave way" beneth her pressure. Near the end of the massage she was doing what seemed to be general relaxtion, swedish type strokes around my neck and upeforum.xxxack but and when she did I felt like all these "crunchy" type things moving around. What do you think that is and is it normal? Also, after the massage later that night, I got extrememly neausous. That never happend before to me either. Is that normal for having a deep tissue massage? After feeling so neasous, I finally drank some water (wich I hate) because she had advised me to, and it did make me feel alot better.

Thanks

 

[katiet93]

Just had my first deep tissue massage...

Deep tissue work helps get blood flow to tissues that are bound up (and have been for some time) in adhesions and tense muscles. This blood flow allows the tissues to get essential nutrients for repair and also to let waste products go into the system for removal.

I finally drank some water (wich I hate)

I think this is really too bad. Humans are more than half water, and there are so many people who "hate" water. What is it about water that is so hateful?

Fresh water flushes our bodies of waste products and keeps our systems clean much like adding a fountain to a seforum.xxxnant pond. It keeps the funk from growing. Water is the medium through which our cells communicate. Without fresh water everyday our cells are trying to operate in a very funky and cloudy environment. Hopefully you will address your issues with water and begin to feel enlivened, clean and healthy by drinking water.

I have heard stories of people feeling sick when (or after) deep tissue work is administered. Sounds normal to me considering all that is really happening with deep tissue work.

Hopefully you won't see it as a negative thing.

 

[Android]

Don't like plain water...add a lemon wedge, or lime. Cucumber slices (yes it actually does taste good.) Or orange slices. I am a water freak.

AKB I like the analogy you just used. That is an awesome way to get my clients to drink it more.

 

[Alper Tunga K]

I did my senior paper in massage school on the many properties of water. To accompany it I created a brochure about water that I have for my clients. One of the sources I used was The Healing Energies of Water by Charlie Ryrie and he used that description. It really made sense to me as well.

 

[elenelie]

Hey Pixie: I feel nauseated after almost all massage, and as a massage therapist I should be used to it! So you're at least not alone. I call it "massage hangover" and I do find that water relieves it best for me. I second Shannon's suggestion - flavor it up if you just don't like water.

I'm not surprised that so many people dislike the taste of water - I find that lots of people don't like "citified" water - it just doesn't taste natural, like nice springs or streams would have when we were evolving.

Oh also the "crunchies" - sometimes my leftover adhesions feel like that in my MT's hands . . .