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What is Deep Tissue Massage?

Deep Tissue Massage is a massage technique that focuses on the deeper layers of muscle tissue. It aims to release the chronic patterns of tension in the body through slow strokes and deep finger pressure on the contracted areas, either following or going across the fiber's of the muscles, tendons and fascia.

Reasons gone to & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons gone to # of patients Major Moderate Slight None Can’t tell # of patients evaluated by
Stiffness/Spasticity 16 0
Pain 7 0
General health 5 1
Other 5 1
Fatigue 3 0
Muscle spasms 1 0

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
2 100%
Mild
0 0%
None
0 0%

Most commonly reported side effects

LOOSEN MUSCLES
2 100%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Schedules

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently going to Deep Tissue Massage. See all 19 dosages

  1 as needed 1hours as needed 2hours as needed 60minutes as needed 90minutes as needed as needed monthly weekly 1 hr monthly 1 monthly 2 monthly 1 hr weekly 1 other weekly 1 hr daily 15 min weekly 30 min every other week 60 min every other week 90 min every other week 60 min weekly
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Going to Deep Tissue Massage (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Expense
1 100% Expense: 100%

See all 1 patient who’ve stopped going to Deep Tissue Massage

Currently Going to Deep Tissue Massage

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0
1
3
8

Stopped Going to Deep Tissue Massage

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0
0
0
1

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
1 50%
Usually
1 50%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
1 50%
A little
1 50%
Not at all
0 0%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
1 50%
$25-49
0 0%
< $25
0 0%

Report created on November 22, 2009.