The most common reasons for a massage appointment are pain, aches, tightness or stiffness around the neck and shoulders, arms, upper back, lower back, buttocks or feet. The symptoms can also be repetitive headaches, dizziness, shooting pain in the limbs or numbing. Common problems are also ischia or cramps. A massage can help you to relax in a stressful and busy life situation.
Some customers have pain spots that radiate pain; these are called trigger points and they can be on the muscle or on the membrane on surrounding the muscle. The customer can feel that the trigger points ache, that they are numb or radiate pain to other places. During the treatment these feelings usually get stronger at the start but go away when the trigger point “melts”. We usually treat the trigger points during the massage without any extra session or so. Numbness or radiating feeling can also be cause of nerve pinch.
Symptoms can in many cases begin as a feeling of stiffness, light ache or pulsating pain. If the symptoms don’t go away or if they get worse then you should contact us as soon as possible. Stiffness in muscles or joints can also start to limit movements, the pain can start to disturb everyday tasks or pain can wake you up in the night.
If we think that massage is not the right treatment for the problem then you will be directed to the appropriate healthcare professional.