Massage Pressure Tolerance: How to Communicate Pain Threshold Without Ruining Your Therapeutic

Oscar Son29 Mar, 2026Business

Here’s the thing about massage therapy — most people stay quiet when it hurts too much. They grip the table, hold their breath, and tell themselves it’s supposed to feel this way. Sound familiar? You’re definitely not alone. But suffering through painful pressure doesn’t make your massage more effective. Actually, it does the opposite. When your body tenses up against pain, your muscles contract instead of releasing. So that deep tissue work you’re enduring?