What is Deep Tissue Massage?
Deep tissue massage is a technique used by therapists to relax not only aching muscles but also overactive minds. The deep relaxation feeling is why clients often feel sleepy during a deep tissue massage. Deep tissue massage is often confused with sports massage. This is because it uses the exact same deep tissue massage technique but in a different way. A sports massage focuses on one specific muscle group at a time, whereas a deep tissue massage is about relaxing the full body.
If you’re looking for a new way to destress and sleep better or would simply like to figure out if a deep tissue massage is the right technique for you. Read on to discover the top 5 benefits of a deep tissue massage.
Lower Blood Pressure and Heart Rate
High blood pressure can cause a long list of negative effects on the body, such as heart disease. Many people rely on medication for controlling high blood pressure and often forget about the natural ways to control their blood pressure. Deep tissue massage is one of the best massage techniques for improving blood flow and circulation. The decrease in pressure on your heart to circulate blood around the body, leads to a lowered heart rate.
Headache and Stress Reduction
Even though your head isn’t directly worked on during a deep tissue massage. Approximately 90 percent of all headaches are caused by stress. The deep relaxation of a deep tissue massage helps to reduce stress levels. When the body is relaxed it gives a chance for the overworked mind to relax as well.
Relief from Soft Tissue Injury
Your body’s soft tissue is particularly prone to injury as it is made up of the “softer” materials of the external body. Such as, tendons, muscles, and ligaments. Deep tissue massage’s ability to relieve muscle tension, also works to prevent all kinds of soft tissue pain during injury. Your body is made up of 70% soft tissue, so the chance of injury is particularly high. Increased blood flow and oxygen to the damage areas can help to heal injury through the increase in white blood cells.
Improved Body Posture
As deep tissue massage focuses on the deeper layers of connective tissues and muscle fibres. This can increase your elasticity as your muscle and joint flexibility is improved. A decrease in pain, can also enable posture to return to normal as relaxation is increased. If you feel yourself slouching at your desk and need a way to correct posture. A deep tissue massage could be the answer you’ve been looking for.
Increase in Dopamine
One of the best mental health benefits of a deep tissue massage and often overlooked. Is the increase in dopamine and the effect the massage technique has on our hormones. Both feel-good hormones (serotonin and dopamine) are released in the body during deep tissue massage treatment. These not only make you feel good but are known to reduce the feelings of anxiety, depression, and stress.
If you like the benefits of the deep tissue massage technique, and have decided that it’s the right massage technique for you.
Whether you would like to treat yourself to a Deep Tissue Massage or Sports Massage. You can book in with us in Wakefield or Leeds today.