A long day at a desk can leave the shoulder, neck, or upper back feeling tight before you have even reached the train home. Booking a remedial massage southbank session may help, but asking for the strongest pressure available is rarely the best starting point.
The practitioner needs to know when the discomfort began, which movements bring it on, and whether it travels towards the arm or hand.
Those details help set the intensity, select suitable techniques, and identify cases where massage should wait for a fuller clinical assessment.