When treating injuries or areas of chronic stress, should massage be painful?
“No Pain, No Gain” does not apply in the massage session. There may be some discomfort when problem areas are massaged but you should not allow your therapist to continue if it becomes sharp or causes you to cringe, hold your breath or need to move away. On a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 being the worst, discomfort should never exceed 5. You may feel some soreness the next day but that should pass as you drink plenty of water, avoid fatty/fried foods and move your body through its comfortable range of motion.
