How often should you receive massage therapy?

How often should you get a massage? This is a common question from clients, especially when first beginning to receive regular massage therapy sessions.

The answer is not one size fits all.

Frequency of massage therapy is dependent on what type of issues you are currently experiencing, what your goals are for your sessions, what sort of injuries you may have and other health factors.

A general guideline if receiving massage for stress and moderate tension relief is to come in at least every 4-6 weeks.

If you have chronic pain or stress that you are aiming to treat with massage therapy, I typically suggest coming in every 1-2 weeks for 3-4 months until you are noticing a drastic difference.

Once your body has responded well to the therapy, we can space out the visits to monthly or maybe even longer.

This suggestion also applies to those looking to correct poor posture holding patterns such as forward head posture, an over arched low back or tension that is worse on one side of the back.

With postural issues, I also recommend strengthening exercises to help correct weak muscles affected by the poor postural patterns, along with massage therapy in order to get long lasting results.

Massage therapy can be transformative for those who live with chronic pain, if they stay consistent with therapy and do the work in between appointments to keep tension at bay and gain strength!

If you’re experiencing chronic pain, stress, or poor posture, I would love to help! New clients, fill out the appointment request form to get started!