Subject: The consequence of massage. I had my first professional massage this summer, and it was glorious. Deep tissue, focusing on the upper back and shoulders, really hammering out some knots I had up there. Afterwards, I had some flu-like symptoms, which I found out can be a normal side effect of releasing the toxins/lactic acid/whatever, which I understand. I find my upper back and shoulders screwing back up into knots now, though, a few months later.
Does anyone have rules of thumb or basic wisdom about how often to get sports/deep tissue massage? "As often as possible" I'm sure will be a popular answer, but is there any optimal time-between-massages where you get the most bang for your buck? Edited by goodzen 2005-11-11 12:32 AM
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