What is Remedial Massage?
Remedial Massage can help in injury recovery, injury prevention and general health and wellbeing. There are three different types of massage you can expect to be used when booking a remedial massage treatment. They are deep tissues release, trigger point release and myofascial release, all of which work on different layers and structures.
Deep tissue release involves deep and slow strokes and pressure. Usually used for strains and sport injury to reduce the muscle tension and guarding. It’s not just about the pressure nor the pain, in fact if it’s too uncomfortable you and your muscles won’t relax, and we won’t get the result we are looking for. Our massage therapists will work with you to find the correct pressure to start with and will increase the pressure through the treatment session as your muscles relax. This is great for any long-standing pain that you may have been suffering.
Trigger point release is used to release the ‘knots’ in your muscles. Sometimes they feel like hard lumps or marbles. When pressed on they may refer pain, these structures may be what is causing you the pain or discomfort. For example, trigger points around the top of the shoulders commonly give headaches, trigger points in the front of your thigh could be giving you knee pain and sciatic pain is commonly aggravated by a trigger point in your bottom. Where you experience the pain may not be where it is coming from. This type of massage does need a firm pressure to elicit the tight structures.
Myofascial release is slower and gentle. The aim is not to create pain and it works on the connective tissue. This helps with joint stiffness and can improve movement and conditions that are in more of the painful stage. This is also more beneficial if the goal is to get you and your body to relax.
In a treatment session, your massage therapist will normally mix 2-3 different type of massage techniques to achieve your goals and to have the best benefit for you. The session is tailored for you and your goals, so a quick assessment is always carried out first.