FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Are there side effects after a treatment?

Common with any natural therapeutics, there may be after-effects. The most common is soreness in the areas treated. Soreness may last from a few days to a week sometimes, depending on the fitness level and tissue health of the patient. Soreness following a treatment should not be confused with bruising. Since Systemic Deep Tissue Therapy™ works on the compensations and the realignment of the structure, there will probably be decompansations during the course of the treatments. Decompansations may cause short term discomfort.

Another after-effect could be bruising, purpura simplex . Bruising depends upon tissue integrity. Rarely a healthy tissue bruises from a treatment, if at all. The time it takes to disappear also is indicative of tissue health. The longer it takes tissues to return to normal, the weaker they are. However, in the vast majority of cases, as the muscular problem improves and tissues regain their health, bruising stops within a relatively short time.

Patients with cancer, diabetes, haemophilia and other degenerative and blood diseases, should inform their therapists at the time of the first interview. Bruising following a treatment in patients with any degenerative or blood disease is not purpura simplex . Patients should also inform their therapist if they are on blood thinning and analgesic drugs. Such drugs facilitate bleeding and bruising.