What is it?
Soft tissue massage is a highly specialised stretching technique that focuses on the soft tissues of the body, including muscles, tendons, ligaments or other connective tissues such as fascia, following a whole range of massage depths, pressures and durations, used for relief of muscle tense caused by overwork or sports activities.
Benefits
There can be numerous benefits associated with the use of Soft Tissue Massage such as possible:
- Relief of muscle tension caused by everyday stresses or permanent conditions
- Improvement of circulations, helping with better body and mind performance
- Prevention from pain and injuries, improving range of motion, joint flexibility and body posture
- Decrease of inflammation of joints and heart rate
- Boost of the immune system
- Speeding up the healing process of strained ligaments and muscular tissue
- Improvement in quality of sleep, promoting deeper and longer sleep
Approach
Every therapy has to be tailored to the individual. It is important first to discuss about your condition, the source and the symptoms of your discomfort and then apply the best treatment for you.
In a soft tissue massage, I will detect and deactivate the trigger point of your muscle tension, breaking down scar tissue and adhesions. Stretching movements are also included in order to help the relaxations of the fascia, the thin tissue that covers all the muscled and organs of the body, in order to increase its range of motion and any mobility restrictions.
If a more vigorous technique is required, Swedish or Sports Massage would also be considered after consultation.
