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Posted by merrygirl (Member # 12041) on :

I won a $200 gift card to a spa!! [woohoo]

Now I just dont know what to get done. I have never haqd a massage. I heard that some massage techniques are not good for us lymies but I cant remember which ones.

Can you tell me what you would have done??

here is what they offer

Swedish, Reflexology, heated stone, deep tissue, myofascial, cranio-sacral, and acupressure. Sessions are tailored to clients' individual needs such as extra attention to the neck or shoulder or adding reflexology for the feet.

The hot stone one sounds good?

Posted by sixgoofykids (Member # 11141) on :

Heated stone are good for detox, that's what I'd get. They also don't go very deep.

I now can get deep tissue, but if you're not doing well, deep tissue will stir things up WAY too much, so avoid that for now.

Drink LOTS and LOTS of water after your massage. Plan on resting that day. It will move around a lot of toxins. The first few I got made me feel worse .... now they make me feel better.

Enjoy.

Posted by ralph (Member # 9189) on :

Listen to Sixgoofykids above. That advice is right on - I have been a massage therapist for almost 25 years and she does have the right advice.

If your body is not ready for deep tissue it can certainly make you worse.

You may want to see if you can combine some of the techniques. Craniosacral and light Swedish may be a good place to start.

Posted by Aniek (Member # 5374) on :

Deep tissue and myofascial can be very helpful, but if you are not used to them, they can really cause a lot of pain. I get those sometimes. My muscles are so tight that hot stone is like a tick walking across my back. My muscles don't realize anything is there. [bonk]

Posted by von (Member # 8333) on :

I had deep tissue massage on my first massage visit, it felt great, but before I even left the building I had a blinding headache. (it lasted a few days)

The day after I got a really dark EM bulls eye on my back. It was perfectly round and the size of a nickel. Very dark with a double ring. (it had been about 2 years since my bite.)

So I think you got great advice above.

**** I do think deep tissue massage is great, and I go as often as I can. It really does move stuff around. I am a believer!

So if you do it eventually, ease into it.

I used to think massage was just a treat, but now I am certain that it can be helpful in treatment.

Von

Posted by Geneal (Member # 10375) on :

Do they do any kind of lymphatic drain massage?

I had my first massage a couple of weeks ago.

Never could take a deep tissue massage.

Gentle and light helps me best.

Was so sore the afternoon following, but drank tons of water.

Next day, all my lymph nodes were down.

I am sure they can customize their massage to your needs.

Just one thing.

Enjoy!!!!!! [Big Grin]

Hugs,

Geneal

Posted by hokie (Member # 14720) on :

Burbur plus a lot of water helps lessen my pain after a massage.

You will enjoy the massage immensely, but as others mentioned, will probably be unusually sore the next day.

Make sure you don't have the massage the day before some event you can't back out of. You may or may not be out of commission.