Why does a massage therapy leave a bruise?
Fascia is the glue that holds our bodies together. It goes through our muscles, under our skin, and basically weaves its way through our whole body holding it together like cling film. It’s sticky like cling film too. It easily binds up. Tight fascia causes pain, knots and even cellulite.
Super stuck fascia prevents blood flow from getting to that area. During a massage, your massage therapist will work on the fascia. Sometimes, they are working on the fascia more than the muscles. When massage therapists are able to “unstick” the fascia, blood flow rushes to the area causing a bruising effect.
Because all the bodily fluids are now able to flow freely through that area, all the bad stuff (free radicals or unstable cells, hormones, acids, etc.) that get congested there are able to make their way out of the body. Sometimes this can cause light headedness or even nausea after a treatment .
How To Tell If Your Fascia Is Tight
1. Pinch your skin. If it does not easily pull up then you have tight fascia.
2. Drag your hand across your skin while pushing down slightly. Does it look like cottage cheese? If so, you have tight fascia.
Massage is one of the few ways to loosen up fascia. It will take a number of treatments close together (a week or so apart) to get you loosened up if you have really tight fascia. Once you are loose, schedule a maintenance massage (every 4-6 weeks) to prevent it from getting stuck again.
You do not want to get a fascia-releasing massage over a painful bruise, but we can work on other areas.
After you leave the clinic, drink plenty of water. All the toxins, acids etc that have been released from your fascia into your body need somewhere to go and where better than the toilet!
Call us to book in a session at one of my clinics in Chorley, Blackpool, Lytham and St Anne's or schedule it online here!
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