21/11/2025
You don’t grow stronger during the massage — you grow stronger in the recovery afterwards.
Deep tissue isn’t just relaxing muscles; it creates micro-changes in the tissues, circulation, nervous system, and fascia that need 24–48 hours to integrate.
If you haven’t had treatment in ages (or ever), your body is basically playing catch-up.
It’s not ready to sprint, lift, or “test it out” straight away.
Here’s the guideline 👇
🟣 New or inconsistent with massage: 48 hours rest
🟢 Regular sessions + good recovery history: 24 hours is fine
🔴 If you’re coming in because of pain/injury: err on the cautious side
Why?
Because loading tissues too soon after release can cause 👇
• 🔥 Local inflammation
• 🧠 Nervous system fatigue
• 🧵 Tissue irritation + micro-tears
• ♻️ Recreating the exact pattern we just worked on
-MassageCare