Deep tissue massage therapy focuses on the deeper layers of muscle tissue. While it can mean firmer pressure than with a relaxation massage, the goal is to target adhesions (knots) and add blood flow to ischemic muscle tissues. A knowledgeable and experienced massage therapist, like our local massage therapists at Height of Health Massage, will work with you to find your most chronic muscle tension areas.

Many of our clients experience what is called referral pain. Sometimes a massage therapist will apply pressure to the traps (upper shoulders) and the client will feel a referral pain up to their head. That same pain can often mimic the exact pain felt with chronic tension headaches and migraines. This is why deep tissue and focused massage therapy work can help to alleviate headaches. For our clients with sciatica, we often target the low back and piriformis (hips) which can again mimic that shooting pain down the leg, and begin the relieve that pain as well.