post massage injury?

[stormy28]

I had my first "professional" massage last Sunday, (I posted about it earlier this week), and had a horrific flare that did not want to go away, which started Monday. I was in excrutiating pain, and was totally exhausted all day Tuesday. Well, finally I started getting back to "normal", and the pain subsidded to the usual, except for the bottom

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[msruth]

I get massages regularly and they help me immensely. But this summer I had to get a massage from someone that I don't know and my flare up was huge. It took me 3 days to be able to get out of bed.
I've returned to my regular therapist and I am so grateful I can't tell you.

I hope you find someone who can work with your body and find what works for you.

[lilliew]

Here's a really good article that you definitely want to read:

http://www.sover.net/~devstar/bodyworker.pdf

[stormy28]

Thank you so much lilliew! I will share this with my therapist; it could only help, right?

Stormy

[rowanravyn]

An important thing to remember about massage therapy is that you must drink lots of water after a session. You need to flush those toxins out of your body.

I have read that deep tissue massage is not good and I have read that it is good. The massage therapist I am looking at told me that she would not do deep tissue massage but instead focus on general relaxation.

[harugato]

you need to ask if they have had any expereance with people with fibro first. I only benift from very deep muscle work, so I have to be very selective about who I let touch me, if I get someone who has no clue, I get hurt.