A deep tissue massage is a massage that focuses on the deepest layers of your muscle, tendons, and tissues. Using firm pressure and slow strokes, it is designed to break up muscle knots and scar tissue in order to improve circulation, reduce inflammation, and provide pain relief.

There are many physical and psychological benefits to a deep tissue massage. Here are five reasons why a deep tissue massage may be exactly what your body needs.

Stress Relief

Life is stressful. No matter what you go through each day, you probably deal with a lot of stress. This doesn't just occupy your mind, but it builds up in your body as well. Your muscles get tighter, your posture might get worse as a result, and your day-to-day life will be more difficult.

Deep tissue massage treats muscle pain and stiffness, helping ease tension and making it easier to live your daily life. This not only helps with physical pain and tightness, but it also helps you unwind mentally. Plus, getting a massage reduces stress hormones in the body while boosting dopamine, serotonin, and endorphins, which help improve your mood.

Better Workouts

By reducing muscle tension and tightness, a deep tissue massage helps increase your range of motion. This makes it easier to exercise, play sports, or do any sort of physical activity. It can also help reduce your risk of injury, since your muscles will be more relaxed and flexible.

This means you’ll have better workouts that are more effective, less painful, more beneficial, and with a reduced risk of injury. When you’re able to work out more effectively, this improves your life in many different ways. In addition to the many physical benefits, there are significant mental and emotional benefits to regular workouts as well. This means a deep tissue massage could effectively improve nearly all aspects of your life.

Reduce Pain

One of the main benefits of deep tissue massage is it can drastically help you if you are experiencing muscle soreness, tightness, or pain. A deep tissue massage penetrates into muscles and connective tissues with a goal of working out tightness and knots in these areas.

Many people live with pain on a regular basis, to the point where they may not even notice it anymore. It’s only after you receive a deep tissue massage and you’re now able to move freely and without pain that you realize what you’ve been living with all this time. Day-to-day activities will become easier, and you’ll be able to live your life and do the things you love without pain.

Improve Blood Pressure

By reducing stress and tension in the body, a deep tissue massage helps lower your blood pressure and improve circulation in the body. Lowering your blood pressure can improve your heart health, prevent damage to blood vessels, help prevent cardiovascular diseases, and much more. This is just another way that a deep tissue massage can help your overall health and wellness.

Better Sleep

Many people do not get enough quality sleep each night. This causes many problems, from serious health issues to brain fog to stress and anxiety. If you’re having trouble falling asleep at night, staying asleep, or if you still feel tired every morning despite getting enough sleep, a deep tissue massage may help.

There are several reasons why. The first is that a deep tissue massage reduces pain and stress. These are two major reasons why many people have difficulty sleeping. Once these factors are eliminated, it becomes easier to sleep at night.

In addition, a deep tissue massage can help your body produce serotonin, which is necessary for your body to produce melatonin. Melatonin regulates your body’s sleep/wake cycle.

For more information on deep tissue massages, their benefits, and how we can help you feel your best and improve your overall happiness, health, and wellness, please give us a call at (609) 448-5274 or  contact us online.