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Which massage is right for your needs?

Updated: Jul 2

🧴 Swedish Massage

  • Pressure: Light to medium

  • Purpose: General relaxation, stress relief, improved circulation

  • Techniques: Long gliding strokes, kneading, tapping, gentle stretching

  • Best For: Beginners, people with stress or mild muscle tension, overall wellness


💪 Deep Tissue Massage

  • Pressure: Firm to very deep

  • Purpose: Targets chronic pain, muscle knots, and deep muscle tension

  • Techniques: Slow strokes, deep finger pressure, cross-fiber friction

  • Best For: Athletes, people with chronic pain, those with tight or injured muscles


🏃 Sports Massage

  • Pressure: Medium to deep (varies by phase: pre-, post-, maintenance)

  • Purpose: Improves athletic performance, prevents injury, aids recovery

  • Techniques: Combines Swedish and deep tissue methods, plus stretching and joint mobilization

  • Best For: Athletes, physically active individuals, injury rehab


Summary Table:

Feature

Swedish

Deep Tissue

Sports

Pressure

Light–Medium

Firm–Very Deep

Medium–Deep

Focus

Relaxation

Muscle tension

Performance & recovery

Pain Level

Low

Moderate–High

Varies





For Beginners

⚠️ (can be intense)

⚠️ (targeted focus)

Best For

Stress relief

Chronic pain

Athletes


 
 
 

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