Deep Tissue Massage is an umbrella term that refers to a variety of massage techniques that target deeper layers of muscle and connective tissue. When muscles become injured through a single-trauma, inactivity or repetitive use, the result can be pain, inflammation, lack of circulation, a build up in scar tissue and an inability of the muscle to properly lengthen or contract. This leads to continued alterations in biomechanics and increased risk of further injury and re-injury. Deep Tissue Massage can help undo all of this.

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Deep Tissue Massage can be similar to Swedish massage except that it is performed more slowly, with deeper pressure and is targeted more specifically to injured muscles and hypersensitive spots known as trigger points. Trigger points often develop in injured tissue due to lack of circulation and compromised tissue length. They often refer pain to nearby areas and thus treatment can reduce not just local pain but pain in the referral pathways.