I recently had a deep tissue massage. Holy god. I'm really ticklish and I LIKE being tickled . I like being touched in general. But this was a special kind of torture. I was either screaming with laughter or screaming with pain through the entire thing. It was INTENSE. I haven't been able to make myself do.it again.

I find what my massage therapist calls reiki massage the most relaxing. Long firm strokes down the limbs down the back etc, supposedly with the energy fields of your body.

Anyway if you aren't into touching I'd avoid deep tissue massage....and that's significant from me. My massage therapist created a special evening appointment slot because I tend to end up laughing so loudly I disturb other patrons....so I really don't mind intense....but the deep tissue...torture is the only word.

I don't know. Maybe if you aren't ticklish you'd like it better. Its very deep kneading and was painful for me when it wasn't tickling... I couldn't take the combination