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Knots in muscles - will deep tissue help?
I am learning more about deep tissue massage and I have noticed that I have lots of little knots/nodules in the musles of my arms. Someone mentioned that this may have resulted from lactic acid build-up that needs to be worked out. I have weight trained a lot over the last 15 years and have not always done as much aerobic exercise as I should. Will deep tissue help these nodules and help get rid of the constant soreness that I experience?
In learning about myself, I will learn how to help my own clients. I had not been as open to learning more about deep tissue techniques until someone mentioned that I myself may need to get more deep tissue work to effect change in my own body.
In learning about myself, I will learn how to help my own clients. I had not been as open to learning more about deep tissue techniques until someone mentioned that I myself may need to get more deep tissue work to effect change in my own body.
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Permalink Reply by Allison Boehm on
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I know exactly what you are talking about, and most of my clients have something like this. I have found that it takes a couple sessions to get through this issue and some home care as well. In addition to working the area; most of the time I find that cross fiber friction and compression will slowly break it away; I also send my clients home with some home work of alternating heat and ice for 15 min sets at night before bed. Some therapists might have a quicker more invasive option also, but I have found my clients are not sore after and it is just as effective! Hope this is helpful
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Permalink Reply by Donna C. Agrinsonis, LMT on
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Oh wow. I have seen lots of areas of tension in the muscles of my clients but these nodules I had only felt on me so I was beginning to wonder whether I was an alien or something! (smile)
Ok so my homework will be to find a really good deep tissue therapist in my area to work on me a few times to see what results we can get. I will also try the hot/cold therapy as you suggested. Thanks. -
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Permalink Reply by Jackie McLaughlin, LMT, MTI on
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Donna,
Deep tissue can be a very powerful therapy that you may benefit from. However, it's very important to get deep tissue work from someone who has trained and has experience in it. Many therapists who have basic massage training do not know how to effectively do deep tissue work. They think it just means you work deeper and press harder. This is not the case. When I teach deep tissue work, before we ever start working on the muscles and fascia with deep tissue, we spend a great deal of time learning to palpate and actually "feel" what's going on in the tissue. I also teach my students how to recognize what is happening in the tissue while they work - is it releasing? Is it "fighting back"? There are many subtleties to effective deep tissue work - it's not just about working deeper at a physical level by pressing harder.
If you choose to receive deep tissue work, ask your therapist what kind of training they have had specifically in the area of deep tissue work. And if you become interested in adding deep tissue to your "massage toolbelt", be sure to get the proper training in order that you may be effective!
Hope you have a fabulously Happy New Year!
Jackie McLaughlin
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Hi Jackie! Is there a particular type of training that is most effective in preparing someone to do deep tissue the proper way? I am in the process now of deciding what seminars I will attend next year and what DVDs to purchase. I also want to know what training is good for when I am talking to other MT's about doing work on me.
Jackie McLaughlin, LMT, MTI said:Donna,
Deep tissue can be a very powerful therapy that you may benefit from. However, it's very important to get deep tissue work from someone who has trained and has experience in it. Many therapists who have basic massage training do not know how to effectively do deep tissue work. They think it just means you work deeper and press harder. This is not the case. When I teach deep tissue work, before we ever start working on the muscles and fascia with deep tissue, we spend a great deal of time learning to palpate and actually "feel" what's going on in the tissue. I also teach my students how to recognize what is happening in the tissue while they work - is it releasing? Is it "fighting back"? There are many subtleties to effective deep tissue work - it's not just about working deeper at a physical level by pressing harder.
If you choose to receive deep tissue work, ask your therapist what kind of training they have had specifically in the area of deep tissue work. And if you become interested in adding deep tissue to your "massage toolbelt", be sure to get the proper training in order that you may be effective!
Hope you have a fabulously Happy New Year!
Jackie McLaughlin
http://www.jmtherapy.com -
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Permalink Reply by Jessica Weagle on
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With most of my clients I move the muscle's so I can work on the underside of the tissue. When I am doing this I don't use any cream
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Fascinating. Rick, I ordered Art Riggs' book on deep tissue massage. I will start with that as it seems I have a lot to learn....
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