Deep tissue massage is a technique that focuses on deeper layers of muscle and connective tissue. It is especially helpful for chronically tense and contracted areas such as stiff necks, lower back pain, and tight, sore shoulders. Deep tissue massage works by physically breaking down bands of painful, rigid tissue in muscles, tendons, and ligaments to alleviate pain and improve circulation. Neuromuscular massage is a very anatomy specific modality. You will feel t Melissa (Missy) Steger working each muscle group down to each individual muscle. In this process, muscle stripping, friction on the attachments and Trigger Point work is utilized. This sort of therapy is used to treat chronic Myofascial pain syndromes. These trigger points are hyperirritable tissue within muscle bands that cause referral pain, motor dysfunction, nerve compression, and other autonomic phenomena, and are produced by overuse or improper use of a muscle group.
