Newbie question about massage

"rangitotogirl" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Hi there

I'm a newbie here with a question.

I was offered a free neck and arm massage at work two days ago which I gladly took advantage of. I
felt really good immediately after and was advised to drink a couple of glasses of water. I drink
a reasonable

amount

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anyway so I didn't have any problem doing that. Before the massage I felt quite relaxed but the
massage still revealed a few knots in various spots.

Anyway later on that night I noticed that my upper arms and the area

around

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my kidneys felt a bit tender. It felt like I had a build up of toxins

that

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was trying to work it's way out and had moved into that area. The next

day

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this was gone but I noticed a heaviness in my lower legs and my right jaw was aching at the joint.
The leg heaviness is gone but the jaw is still aching.

Could all this be caused by the massage and things being released in my

body

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and floating to other areas. I had no pain before and I haven't been clenching my jaw so it just
seems weird to me.

I'll be interested to see what response you get from the more "seasoned" pros here. Being in your
shoes, I'd likely relate the onset of those symptoms to the massage due to the timing. But is it
possible that you have some other circulatory or neurological issues that need to be checked out?
The areas you mentioned all have major blood vessels flowing thru them. Renal arteries, Jugular,
pulmonary, etc. Although I also believe in energy releases as well. But I guess if it were me, I'd
make sure my general physical condition checked out, (as in a complete physical), before I pursued
any more massage. Especially of a deep nature. Err on the side of caution. Though it is a good thing
your symptoms are lessening. But from what I've learned thus far on my journey in MT, I haven't come
across referral points to the kidneys from the upper arms. This is a curious thing for me. I'll wait
and watch and learn something new right along with you as more posts come in. :-)

All of this is, of course, IMHO.

mj

"rangitotogirl" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

Quoted message said:

Hi there

I'm a newbie here with a question.

I was offered a free neck and arm massage at work two days ago which I gladly took advantage of. I
felt really good immediately after and was advised to drink a couple of glasses of water. I drink
a reasonable amount anyway so I didn't have any problem doing that. Before the massage I felt
quite relaxed but the massage still revealed a few knots in various spots.

Anyway later on that night I noticed that my upper arms and the area around my kidneys felt a bit
tender. It felt like I had a build up of toxins that was trying to work it's way out and had moved
into that area. The next day this was gone but I noticed a heaviness in my lower legs and my right
jaw was aching at the joint. The leg heaviness is gone but the jaw is still aching.

Could all this be caused by the massage and things being released in my body and floating to other
areas. I had no pain before and I haven't been clenching my jaw so it just seems weird to me.

From one newbie to another:

Sounds like something else might be going on. I could see some tenderness around knots that were
worked on, but kidney and legs are pretty far removed from the neck and arms. If you had a lot of
tension in your shoulders, it would make sense that you could feel it in your upper arms later.
Similarly, if there was tension in your neck, I could see it possibly affecting your jaw.

Again, my experience extends as far as receiving massage only. I don't pretend to be any kind
of expert.

Being in your shoes, I'd likely relate the onset of those

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symptoms to the massage due to the timing. But is it possible that you

have

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some other circulatory or neurological issues that need to be checked out?

Ugh!! I hope not but like you I thought it was just too close to the massage to be anything but
massage related. Prior to the massage I felt pretty good and immediately after I felt great. The jaw
is the only thing I can feel and that has subsided considerably. Yesterday I felt like I couldn't
open my mouth properly to eat but now it's almost gone.