4/15/2012

Pain Series: Part 4 of 6

Sometimes one can feel sore a day or two after a massage. Sometimes I get sore after a massage. There are a few reasons for this: 1. Did you drink the extra water like I had suggested? It is so important to stay well hydrated after you receive a massage. Reasoning? That's another post.... 2. Massage can be like a workout and it does release some lactic acid. Just like you can be sore after a good workout, you can be sore after a good deep tissue massage. For the record, I do skip my workouts the day I get a massage. :) 3. When our muscles are tight,the fibers are shorter as there are parts of the muscle held in contracture. That muscle cannot function at it's full potential. It is weaker and other surrounding muscles have to pick up the slack. When you get a massage and loosen the muscles, they all have to go back to fucntional normally again. In that reorganizing period, you can experience some soreness or discomfort.