Matt
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I was wondering if anyone has any expertise with (what is called here in Australia) Remedial Massage (maybe ART in the US ??).
I had one last Wednesday (9th Sept) to try and help with some long-term (10+yrs) of muscle tightness (predominately right side of body). I've never had serious pain, just asymmetry (FMS worst would be 1,2 Shoulder Mobility, 2,2 ALR) with my right side obliques always switched on, right hip/glute too.
This particular man was recommended, so I gave him a try - he basically did my whole posterior chain - back, hamstrings, calves, ankles - then my triceps/elbows (I have residual trigger-finger still from nerve impingment from kayaking+deads). Then the hour was up and he had another client waiting (so a bit of a hurried exit).
The next day I felt horrible. Weakness and massive localised fatigue. I was having a rest day from training (just doing SS, nothing else) but still was so surprised how weak and tired I felt. Even getting out of breath quickly v never previously. I train pretty consistently so this was noticeable and much more than usual fatigue from training. Even felt light headed. And I could feel tight muscles (that I had probably subconsciously ignored previously) - like the antagonists to where I was massaged. However one positive - my lower back felt great whereas it would usually be tight from deads (which I did - only from knee height - before the massage - experimenting to see how the massage would work for a post workout treatment).
Then Friday/Sat still the same weakness, fatigue, though slightly better.
While I expected to feel a bit wonky after stirring up long term muscle imbalances, it got me wondering if there could be negatives to doing this?
What if, for example, you release a particular muscle but not the antagonist? You would then have a new imbalance. Would the treatment have to be "intelligent" - have a strategy connected to it?
I don't know - but I don't want to get injured from having new imbalances from a massage. While this may sound ironic - seeing that I have been unbalanced for years - my self-created imbalance was my innate CNS intelligence doing what it "had to" and therefore compensating etc. so as to not cause injury (I know - eventually it could result in injury, fortunately for me nothing yet).
I will give it another go as I only feel half-massaged! Hopefully no more fatigue/weakness, but the tighter areas are the ones not yet massaged. I will ask my masseur some questions this time, yet was hoping someone with a FMS understanding would have some expertise. Thanks.
I had one last Wednesday (9th Sept) to try and help with some long-term (10+yrs) of muscle tightness (predominately right side of body). I've never had serious pain, just asymmetry (FMS worst would be 1,2 Shoulder Mobility, 2,2 ALR) with my right side obliques always switched on, right hip/glute too.
This particular man was recommended, so I gave him a try - he basically did my whole posterior chain - back, hamstrings, calves, ankles - then my triceps/elbows (I have residual trigger-finger still from nerve impingment from kayaking+deads). Then the hour was up and he had another client waiting (so a bit of a hurried exit).
The next day I felt horrible. Weakness and massive localised fatigue. I was having a rest day from training (just doing SS, nothing else) but still was so surprised how weak and tired I felt. Even getting out of breath quickly v never previously. I train pretty consistently so this was noticeable and much more than usual fatigue from training. Even felt light headed. And I could feel tight muscles (that I had probably subconsciously ignored previously) - like the antagonists to where I was massaged. However one positive - my lower back felt great whereas it would usually be tight from deads (which I did - only from knee height - before the massage - experimenting to see how the massage would work for a post workout treatment).
Then Friday/Sat still the same weakness, fatigue, though slightly better.
While I expected to feel a bit wonky after stirring up long term muscle imbalances, it got me wondering if there could be negatives to doing this?
What if, for example, you release a particular muscle but not the antagonist? You would then have a new imbalance. Would the treatment have to be "intelligent" - have a strategy connected to it?
I don't know - but I don't want to get injured from having new imbalances from a massage. While this may sound ironic - seeing that I have been unbalanced for years - my self-created imbalance was my innate CNS intelligence doing what it "had to" and therefore compensating etc. so as to not cause injury (I know - eventually it could result in injury, fortunately for me nothing yet).
I will give it another go as I only feel half-massaged! Hopefully no more fatigue/weakness, but the tighter areas are the ones not yet massaged. I will ask my masseur some questions this time, yet was hoping someone with a FMS understanding would have some expertise. Thanks.