Massage Therapy for Low Back Pain

Massage Therapy for Low Back Pain

Low back pain can make standing, walking, lifting, or even getting out of a chair difficult. The source of the pain is not always where it is felt. Careful evaluation helps determine which muscles may be contributing to your symptoms so treatment can be directed where it is needed most. If you’re struggling with this condition, I’d be happy to discuss your symptoms and explain what I can and cannot help you with.

I also help clients with many other musculoskeletal concerns, including joint stiffness, sports recovery, and more.

FAQs

I’m feeling for differences in the muscle tissue—areas that are unusually tight, restricted, tender, or simply don’t feel the same as healthy tissue.

I’m also looking for trigger points and paying attention to how the tissue responds while I’m working on it. As an area begins to release, that response gives me additional information about where I need to work next.

The muscle causing the problem isn’t always located directly underneath the place where you feel the pain.

Muscles can refer pain into another area, and one restricted area can cause other muscles to compensate. That’s why I may work above, below, or around the area that hurts rather than spending the entire session directly on the painful spot.

Of course, I can’t guarantee anything. But what I can tell you is that my approach is very different than what you’ve experienced before.

I specialize in Site-Specific Deep Tissue Massage. This allows you and I to spend the time necessary working specifically on the area causing your problems.

Deep tissue is not just heavier pressure. Many therapists treat it that way, but that’s not how I perform it. To properly reach the deeper muscle tissue, I first have to take the time to work through and soften the layers of tissue above it.

That’s one of the reasons I use Site-Specific Deep Tissue Massage. Instead of trying to cover too much of the body at once, we spend our time working specifically on your primary problem area.

As we make progress, we can then broaden the scope and work on other muscles and areas that are contributing to the problem.