Soft tissue includes muscles, skin and connective tissue, tendons, ligaments and membranes. Your therapist will help you understand that ultimately your body has the capacity to heal itself and will work with you to learn how you can become part of this process. Make yourself comfortable and relax. Your therapist may move or adjust your body at certain times or will tell you what is needed. You can change your position any time to make yourself more comfortable.
Many people just close their eyes and relax, others prefer to talk.
Do not hesitate to ask questions any time. Massage on healthy tissue feels good. Some people are surprised that massage does not tickle. Working on an area of injury or chronic pain may cause some amount of pain or discomfort, which will usually lessen shortly. Massage therapy usually last one hour.