Robert's Deep Tissue Massage

“I didn’t even know I had that muscle.” I hear that a lot on the table.

Most of the time, it’s not that the muscle isn’t there. It just hasn’t been texting the group chat for a while. So when that muscle stops talking, the others start to pick up the slack. That’s when you start feeling it in your neck, shoulders, or low back.

My job is to help get more of your body back in the conversation so one area doesn’t have to keep doing everyone else’s job.

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I offer two styles of massage and they’re honestly pretty different. Table massage is what most people expect. You lie still and I work on whatever feels tight or off.

Thai massage is on a mat, fully clothed. I move you through stretches and positions as part of the session, but you don’t have to do anything. You can just relax and let it happen. It’s less about chasing one spot and more about helping your whole body loosen up and move better together.

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Have you ever seen one of these in a mall or airport? That’s a portable massage chair. It looks a little funny at first, but makes sense once you get on. You swing your leg over like you’re getting on a bike, rest your shins on the pads, put your arms forward on the armrest, and place your face in the cradle. From there, you don’t have to hold yourself up. The chair does that for you.

It’s a different experience than a table. You’re upright and supported, so I can work directly on the neck and shoulders where most people carry tension. Most people are surprised by how comfortable it feels when they're on it.

Cat not included.

Your first massage matters more than you think. It becomes your reference point for what you expect, what feels normal, and whether you come back. A good first session does not need to be intense. It needs to make sense, feel safe, and actually help by reducing tension.

If it goes well, massage becomes something you return to when your body needs it. If you have been thinking about trying it or it has been a while, I have openings this week. Text me at 701-730-7561 to book.

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Before I do any real work, I’m already paying attention to several things. I notice how you’re lying on the table and whether you’re tucked in and relaxed, or kind of tense and unsure.I pay attention to where your feet land on the bolster, and whether your body actually looks supported.

Then I check in with how your body feels right away. I feel your back, your breathing, the general tone of your muscles. I’m also paying attention to your energy. Are you talkative, quiet, tense, or distracted?

All of that gives me a starting point before I’ve really done anything yet. From there, I’m adjusting based on how your body responds. A lot of the session is figured out before we even get started.

I always ask people before a session what kind of pressure they’re looking for. A lot of the time, they say they’re not sure. That actually gives me a really useful starting point. If you can’t breathe through it, it’s too much. When the breath stops, the body starts bracing instead of opening up.

Good work isn’t about how much pressure you can tolerate. It’s about what your body will actually allow. Even deeper work shouldn’t feel like a fight.

That numbness in your hand might not be coming from your hand at all. Tingling in the fingers usually gets blamed on the hand or wrist because that’s where you feel it. But the source is not always local.

Sometimes the issue shows up in the pec minor, a small muscle that sits over the nerves traveling into the arm. When that area gets tight, it can start to irritate those nerves, and the symptoms show up downstream in the hand.

By opening up that region and giving those nerves a little more breathing room, you can sometimes ease symptoms without focusing only on the hand. The body likes to play tricks like that. The problem is not always where you feel it.

Need an elbow in your back? I've got an opening today at 4:00. Shoot me a text.

“I bent over to pick something up.”
That’s how a lot of back pain starts. Something gets irritated, the hip muscles tighten to protect it, and before long the other side starts to work harder. The back ends up taking the hit.

That’s usually where I start looking. Not just where it hurts, but what changed around it.

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It’s easy to blame the neck for that pain at the base of your skull.
But a lot of the time it’s the shoulder blade not really knowing how to move, so the neck just picks up the slack and gets irritated.

You can work the neck.
But sometimes you have to step back a bit and look at how everything’s moving together.

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I've updated the name of my business to Robert's Deep Tissue Massage.

It's a better reflection of the kind of work I do and what people usually come in for.

If you've worked with me before, nothing's changing - just the name.