Neuromuscular Therapy

What is Neuromuscular Therapy?

​Neuromuscular Massage relieves muscle spasms and dysfunction. Typically, painful muscle spasms occur when our muscles lack adequate blood flow, and lactic acid accumulates. For example, a strenuous workout builds lactics acid, which causes soreness in the muscle tissue. Neuromuscular therapy disperses the lactic acid, so the deficient muscle can begin to accept a clean supply of oxygen and blood flow.

How does Neuromuscular Therapy work?

First, I will locate the muscle spasm in the back and then concentrate the hands-on treatment to this area by applying continuous pressure for about 30-seconds with the fingers, knuckles and elbows. The same pressure must be maintained for the entire 30-seconds in order to encourage proper blood flow in the area.



Typically, before a neuromuscular therapy massage begins, I will tell the client to alert me immediately if the pressure is painful. I will often check in with the client during the massage to ask if the stroke pressure is too light, too hard, or comfortable. I will then adjust the pressure according to the client's verbal cues.



Often clients will experience some muscle soreness following a neuromuscular therapy massage. However, the muscle soreness will disappear within a few days and the clients body will feel more relaxed following the treatment.