Massage Benefits Images

Many thanks to this young woman for demonstrating this illustration of the benefits of massage.

This client had bilateral hyper-tonicity in both posterior aspects of her back.  I took this picture after I had worked on her LEFT side (our, the viewers, right).  You can see the hyperemia from the work that was done to release the muscular tension.  Notice the remaining hyper- tonicity that is causing her pain in her shoulders, back, and neck on her RIGHT (the viewer's left).  She is not swollen or injured but merely in a tightened or spastic state.  

Now, notice (after another 15 minutes) that both sides have released their muscular tension and now, though she admits slightly sore from the deep tissue work, she is feeling and visibly more relaxed.