Muscle

Deep tissue massages feel amazing. They relieve stress, lower your blood pressure, rehabilitate muscles, and can help treat chronic pain. It uses firm pressure with slow strokes to reach the deep layers of muscle and fascia and break up scar tissue and muscle knots. After a deep tissue massage, you might feel on cloud nine, but you should also know that bruising after massage treatment is very common.Like many other women my age, I suffer from migraines. They’re a type of recurring headache with severe throbbing or pulsing, accompanied by nausea, sensitivity to light and sound, and can sometimes be debilitating. I curbed them for a while with over the counter meds and essential oils, but after a few months, even those stopped working. For Christmas one year, I got a gift card to a spa specializing in deep tissue massages. I thought, why not?The massage therapist was very friendly and walked me through the entire deep tissue massage process since it was my first time. She told me that tense neck and shoulder muscles could lead to migraines and that deep tissue massages release serotonin, promote circulation, relieve muscle tension, and reduce stress. I was so excited to get some…