Deep Tissue Tempo

[mars28]

Hey all

I'm doing a deep tissue study unit at the moment (upgrading my quals to current govt standards here in Australia) & the school uses a brisker /increased pace & tempo of strokes for Deep Tissue massage compared to say Swedish/Relaxation. To me if you're going to go deeper you need to slow the pace down & focus more on the tissue. It doesn't feel right to me giving or receiving it :?
What pace/tempo is your Deep Tissue?

Cheers
Oz

 

[Mel (:]

My DT pace is very slow. I have had a DT massage (NMR) and the pace was extremely fast. The guy HURT me all the way through the massage. And he went so fast, I have no idea how he could have ever found any specific spots to work out. He just jabbed every area equally. Deeply, yes. Effectively? No. I felt worse afterwards, and even in the next few days I was sore. I never felt that anything had been released.

 

[Ol Jackrabbit]

My 'rule of thumb' is the deeper I go, the slower I go - fast paced deep work sends me right off the table *ouch*.

 

[Mr Grinch]

i agree. but for me it isn't the deeper i go the slower i go,

it's the slower i go, the deeper i'm able to go
the slower i go, the deeper the body allows me to go.

 

[Artsytnt]

i agree. but for me it isn't the deeper i go the slower i go,

it's the slower i go, the deeper i'm able to go
the slower i go, the deeper the body allows me to go.

:iagree:

 

[Dancer101]

I agree. The deeper I go, the slower I go. I learned that this approach is necessary because otherwise you may traumatize or even damage tissues. Not to mention the discomfort for the client, and the limited results you'd get due to the fact that they can't relax during the session.

An instructor once told me: "Remember--it's not how deep you go, it's how you go deep."

Just my perspective

Hugs,
~Jyoti

 

[cfelonius]

:iagree:

I go slower with deeper work, the more the body allows.

Unfortunatly most people I come across think deep tissue *has* to hurt to be effective!!!

Drives me nuts!!!!