After that you should notice considerable relief to your problem, though for how long and how much will depend on how long you have had the problem and how serious it is, as well as your general health. After each subsequent treatment you should experience relief for a longer time, until the pain or restriction no longer exists. At that point one or two further treatments are recommended to ensure that all the tension or scar tissue is removed so that the problem will not recur. Often exercises which will keep the muscles loose and stretched will be recommended for you to carry out between treatments. Doing these regularly will also speed up the time till complete recovery.
Tight muscles are more susceptible to both acute muscle pull injuries, and overuse injuries.
They also lose their flexibility so for each stride you take you move less far and therefore take longer to cover the ground. Regular massage will increase flexibility and prevent pulls, tears and overuse injuries. Recovery time and muscle soreness from hard training or competition will be reduced and performance enhanced. Scar tissue from an old injury will restrict movement or cause pain, and can be broken down over a number of sessions. Recovery from recent injury can be speeded up and the formation of scar tissue prevented.