Deep tissue massage is a massaging technique that uses slow but deep strokes across the muscle grain to relieve stress in your body. By applying pressure using fingers, deep tissue massage will relieve chronic muscle tension, from those areas of the body which are contracted due to tension and stress.

The massage is focused on deeper tissue structures of the muscle and fascia (called connective tissues). The therapist will work on shortened muscles and will look for distorted postural patterns to work on them. With slow but deep strokes muscle fibres are lengthened and this helps to reduce stress, restore balance and establish the functional integrity of your body. When applying strokes, the therapist uses fingers, flat elbow opposing thumbs, foot heel or hand heel, reinforced finger and the forearm.