Deep tissue massage near Northwest DC

A rest day, or well clear of a hard session, gets more from the appointment than the evening before a race.

Usually not, but the therapist needs to know what and when. Areas under current medical care may be left alone.

Either. Metro is steadier at peak times; allow for the walk at our end.

Longer than the map suggests in either direction. Between four and seven, allow half an hour whichever way you come.

Give it a day if you can. A deep appointment the evening before a heavy session leaves you working with muscles that have just been worked.

Not a deep appointment. If you want something the day before, ask for it to be kept light and say why.

Give it a day or two and say what you have just done. Your provider will judge the depth from that.

Say which side and what it still does. Working one side differently from the other is normal once your provider knows why.

Not without knowing what you were told. Say so at the start and your provider will plan around it.

Say so immediately. That is exactly the sensation your provider needs to hear about while it is happening.

No. If you are under a physiotherapist, follow their plan and tell your provider what it is.

A longer appointment. The shorter ones are better spent on one or two areas than spread thin.

Yes. Say so at the start so the whole appointment is planned around it.

Not immediately before. Arrive with the muscles as they normally are rather than already worked.

Something light. A heavy meal is uncomfortable lying face down.

Yes, on site.

Ask for them when you book. With an old injury, continuity is worth arranging.

Possibly after a deep appointment. Say what is in your week and the depth can be set accordingly.

Yes, including which areas were worked and how you responded.

Through the button on this page. Outside the peaks the drive is short; between four and seven the Red Line to Friendship Heights is usually faster.