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Light vs. Deep Pressure Massage: Which Is Right for You?
Not sure whether to choose light or deep pressure? Learn how each option feels, when it may help, and how to communicate your preferences during a massage.
Can Massage Help After a Long Drive or Road Trip?
Feeling stiff after hours behind the wheel? Learn how massage may help tight shoulders, lower back tension, tired legs, and post-road-trip stiffness.
Can Massage Help After Being on Your Feet All Day?
Spent all day standing or walking? Learn how massage can help tired feet, heavy legs, tight calves, hips, and back relax after a long day.
Can Massage Help Tennis Elbow or Forearm Tightness?
You don’t have to play tennis to end up with tennis elbow. Long hours at a computer, lifting weights, gardening, painting, using hand tools, or doing the same gripping motion over and over can all put extra stress on the muscles and tendons in your forearm. At first,...
Massage for Runners: Before a Race or After?
Running feels great when everything is moving well. But after enough miles, your body usually starts asking for a little attention. Maybe your calves feel tight after hills. Your hips feel stiff after a long run. Your hamstrings feel heavy. Or your lower back starts...
Can Massage Help Neck and Shoulder Tension?
Neck and shoulder tension can make the whole day feel harder. You may feel it after working at a computer, driving, scrolling on your phone, sleeping in a bad position, or going through a stressful week. Sometimes it feels like a dull ache. Other times, it feels like...
Does Massage Help With Stress?
Stress has a way of settling into the body. You may notice it in your shoulders after a long week, in your jaw after a busy day, or in your back when you finally sit down and realize how tense you have been. Sometimes stress feels mental, but many times, the body...
Can Massage Help After Sitting at a Desk All Day?
Sitting at a desk all day may not seem hard on the body, but it can leave you feeling stiff, tense, and worn out. After hours at a computer, your neck may feel tight, your shoulders may ache, your lower back may feel sore, and your hips may feel stiff when you finally...
How to Feel Less Stiff After a Long Drive and When to Book a Massage
A long drive can make your body feel stiff because you sit in one position, your joints move less, and your muscles stay slightly braced for hours. Your hips stay bent, your glutes shut down, your upper back rounds, and your neck holds your head forward. Even if you...
How to Build a Simple Evening Routine That Helps Massage Results Last Longer
You can help massage results last longer by keeping your body in the same relaxed state you felt on the table. The simplest way to do that is to build an evening routine that protects your muscles from tightening back up and keeps your nervous system calm through the...