I'm very luck to have a wife who understands how nice a massage feels , especially on a bad muscle day. It can help me sleep, or she can stretch out the affected areas and it helps tremendously.Just be careful not to do it too vigorously,as this will have the oppposite effect.

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Thank you everyone for your valuable input. I finished my paper and presented it to the class and was able to share some personal views and experiences was extremely helpful.
Thank You.
Stacey

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There are over 150 massage types!
For me(diagnosed with MC) the type that is great is the Esalen Massage.
I've tried plenty and this is what is best for me.
For more information on this type of massage, you may want to look it up on-line.
I've been hurt(which lasted days) by deep tissue massages...the feeling is the same as a very bad bruise except their are no black/blue spots on the skin.
I thought I'd mention this.
Regards
Veronica

It was great to hear about the massage. I personnely find them great for the time it is happening but within a few minutes or hours and comes back with a vengeance. Yet sometimes it is nice to have the reprieve if only for a short time.

I know I'm really late in replying to this post on the forum about massages.
A chiropractor clued me in on this and it helps tremendously. If there is a muscle that is aching or that seems to be weak on my back or shoulder muscles, I ask my husband to press on it with his elbow. He is NEVER allowed to move the elbow back and forth! He just maintains constant pressure on one spot for long periods of time. The constant pressure can be painful while he is pressing, but I can actually feel the breakdown of fluids, or whatever accumulates and causes the aching. I have no pain or soreness reaction after this treatment, either immediately or long-term, and the aching/weakness goes away. The key seems to be NOT stroking or moving the muscle. I hope this will help some of you obtain relief. When my husband is not around to help me, a few times I have been desperate and have relied on the edge of a chair (not very effective), a doorknob (ouch!), and even placed a tennis ball on the floor and positioned it on the sore muscle, making use of gravity for pressure. None of these seem to be as effective as the "elbow" method!

Hi and Happy New Year! I used to really crave that deep pressure muscle tension release also, but I found that, while it really felt very good and seemingly helpful for me while it happening, it actually made my muscles quite tender and "inflamed" feeling afterwards. (I have Becker's type MC - don't know if that makes any difference) After my multiple carpal tunnel/de quervain's surgeries, the therapists did a lot of various types of massage - they felt good superficially, but I quickly realized that, for me, the sequellae were just awful - my pain increased, my dexterity decreased, and it took days for the angry muscles to quiet back down! So now, as much as I crave massage, I avoid it - sometimes I catch myself rubbing or pressing the muscles of my hands or arms - like when you bite down on a sore tooth because it feels better when you stop!!! LOL! lois