Neuromuscular Massage

A Neuromuscular Massage is applied in various pressures by the therapist, using a combination of effleurage or gliding, petrissage or grasping, friction, muscle energy, and strain/counter-strain massage techniques. Therapists often apply continuous pressure with their fingers, knuckles, and elbows to encourage proper blood flow in the area. Trigger Point Therapy falls within this domain.

Often patients will experience some muscle soreness following a Neuromuscular Massage. However, as with exercise, the tenderness will disappear within a day or two and the term “good pain” fits this description!