20/10/2025
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⚠️IMPORTAN MASSAGES FACTS❣️
Why a Strong Massage Isn’t Always Effective? Please read to the end🧐
There is still a common belief that the stronger the massage, the better the result.
However, this is not entirely true.
Strong pressure does not always mean effectiveness, because the body doesn’t respond only to force - it primarily responds to nervous system stimuli.
When the pressure is too intense, the body can perceive it as a threat and activate a defensive reaction -the so-called “fight or flight” mode.
As a result, the muscles tighten even more, and instead of relaxing, the body goes into protection.
So why is our body tense in the first place?
The source of tension often lies much deeper than the muscles themselves.
It is the result of chronic stress, excessive responsibilities, a fast pace of life, overstimulation, and unresolved emotions.
Under these conditions, the nervous system remains in constant alert, and all tissues — muscles, fascia, and the lymphatic system — respond with tension and contraction.
Over time, this leads to an imbalance in the entire body, causing sleep problems, low mood, weakened immunity, and overall exhaustion.
In such a state, an intense massage is not the solution, but rather another strong stimulus for an already overloaded body.
Instead of regenerating, it may further activate the stress response and deepen tension.
That’s why the first massage session should be calm, balanced, and adjusted to the client’s current physical and emotional state.
Excessive pressure during the first session can even lead to what therapists call “tissue overload” -a situation where the body becomes overstimulated and stops responding to therapeutic touch in later sessions.
In this case, instead of progress, we see regression -a return to the starting point.
A well-performed massage should support the body’s natural return to balance -through proper rhythm, warmth of the hands, steady flow, and mindful breathing.
Only when the body feels safe and begins to trust, can deeper work take place without resistance, bringing true therapeutic results.
The body does not need a fight.
It needs safety, gentleness, and harmony.
And it is precisely in this state that the real process of healing begins. 🌿
💫With love , Magdalena 🤗
