• After your massage, drink plenty of water through the next two to three days
• Eat light foods and try to rest after the treatment
• Do not engage in any stressful activity if possible. If working out at the gym, it is not recommended to lift weights after a deep tissue massage
• Enjoy the application of oils from the treatment as they continue to moisturize your skin
• Moist heat (i.e. hot water packs) and ice can be used alternately for 10 minutes on areas of soreness to heal the areas where deeper massage work was performed
• Soak in a hot bath with Epsom salts (pictured). Epsom Salts help relieve pain and soreness, and helps draw toxins from the body
• It is not uncommon to feel soreness after a massage. The health spa massage therapist has uncovered an area where there is a lot of tension. Alternating hot and cold compresses on the area of soreness will help, as well
My little sister wants to go do massages before her wedding. I have never had a massage before. So, it is good to know that after getting one I should drink a lot of water. That does seem like it would help me get the full effect of the massage.