What can I expect during my massage?

For your first massage you will be asked to fill out a intake / healthy history form.  The purpose of this form is to assess your general level of health as well as get all your contact and consent for massage information on file.

You will be asked to undress to your level of comfort.  Generally people get completely undressed or at least down to their underwear bottoms.  You will be completely covered by sheets throughout your massage except fo the parts of your body being worked on at the time.

The most important thing to remember throughout your massage is you should not feel pain during your session.  For deep tissue / injury rehabilitation massages you are expected to feel some discomfort, but only as much as you can handle.  The general rule is on a scale of 1 to 10, 1 being nothing, and 10 being the most excruciating pain you've ever felt, the massage should never get above a 7.  A 7 is generally described as the point where you can breathe through the intensity of the work being done.  This is different from person to person.

What can I expect after my massage?

After your massage there are several things you may feel.

1st - You may feel a lot looser in areas that were previously restricted

2nd - You may feel an increased range of motion in specific and general movements depending up the work done.

3rd - You may feel increased awareness of your body.

4th - You may feel a little "out of it" for the first several minutes after you get off the table.  This will subside shortly

5th - You may feel some soreness if the muscles were extra tight or restricted before the massage.  This should feel like a “workout soreness” and will subside within a day or two leaving you feeling much better than before the massage.