Top Six Massage Therapy Mistakes You Might Be Making

11/05/2015 13:53

Going for the perfect massage therapy and still no benefits to show for it? Well here are seven massage mistakes you might be unknowingly making.

Not Seeing A Qualified Therapist

Great massage therapy needs skills and an expert’s touch. Meaning that the person carrying it out must be qualified, trained, certified, and with exceptional experience. In short massage needs top training and professional licensing. So find such an expert for their services. Going for below par massage experts might leave you dissatisfied, injured, or without any seeable therapy benefits.


Not Hydrating Well During Massage

One of the many benefits of massage therapy is that it releases toxins from the body cells. Or say it encourages lymphatic drainage. But for the therapist to easily manipulate your muscles or even achieve top results you will need to be well hydrated when going in. And again to flush out the many toxins that would be released you will need to take more water after the massage session.

Not Breathing Well In The Session

This might look silly when told to remember, but the truth is if you focus on your breathing on the massage session, you will be able to reduce on the stress, relax more, and in turn become so receptive to the massage benefits. It is always recommended that you breathe deeply so that you can let the air to fill your lungs and in turn send nourishing organs to all your vital organs.

Not Taking Charge Of Your Massage

No doubt, your therapist is the expert, but you are the subject. Because of you the therapist exists and because of what you want the therapist should be ready to provide it. They should meet your massage needs and leave you very much satisfied. So give them a few pointers such as the type of pressure you want, fill them in on allergies, and help them to locate any particular strains.

Not Eating The Right Foods Or Diets

If you talk to your therapist you will be told what the best foods before and after massage therapy sessions are. These should include light foods after your massage sessions in order to recover so easily without taxing your digestion later on as it eliminates toxins from your body. Therefore take the right food as advised. Visit us at pregnancy massage perth to learn more about the diet.

Not Doing Enough After Massage

After a massage session you should do so much or too little errands but rather do enough. This is to give your body enough time to recover. In fact you should give your body enough rest after an ideal massage therapy usually between 6-12 hours. So avoid working out, avoid heavy lifting, do not attend stressful meetings, take a nap if possible, or better still take warm water with Epsom salt.
 

These pointers might seem like the most terrific ways to cap of a day of relaxation but trust me they are not. They might mess up your massage benefits and prevent you from enjoying the drill.