What is the Difference Between the Type of Therapy You Provide and the Deep Tissue Provided by Others?

Posted by Dr. Jen on July 18, 2009

I would describe my typical style as a firm flowing Swedish massage blended with sensitively performed deep tissue. I have had training in a great many modalities and I pick and choose among them in any given session depending upon my perception of the needs of the client at that particular time. When I perform deep tissue work, I am constantly ‘listening’ to the client’s tissue with my hands and observing and checking in with the client. I perform my deep tissue work very slowly in order to afford the client the opportunity to work with me in releasing the tension.

I teach Deep Tissue at the Oregon School of Massage. The main reason I do this is because I want new therapists to learn a style other than some of the more brutal feeling techniques I have seen, heard of, and been the recipient of in the past. I teach deep tissue as a form of biofeedback and emphasize a more permissive style of listening, following, supporting, and giving the tissue and the client the chance to release without a feeling of aggression. I have found (and personally experienced) that forcing a result is distinctly counterproductive. I emphasize working with a client at a level of depth that is tolerable and works best for them.

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