What is referred pain?
Sometimes when a client comes to see us with pain in a particular area, we may treat a completely different area... this is because you are experiencing referred pain For instance, a ligament sprain in the low back will often cause referred pain down the lateral (outside) of the leg. A torn gluteus medius muscle in the buttock will often refer pain down the leg to the lateral calf. In most cases if we have a client experiencing lower back pain or pain in the buttocks, we will
Is my Sports Massage going to be painful?
I often get asked "Is my Sports Massage going to hurt?" My response to this is usually "yes" The reason for a Sports Massage is to help ease tight muscles, break down scar tissue and to find general tension areas that need an `iron out` I explain that if you want a nice relaxing tickle that's fine but the problems you are experiencing will still be there after the massage, sometimes you have to experience a little discomfort to feel better, as the saying goes... "no pain, no
