I had my first proper oil massage for three years yesterday , no funny business, I wanted a proper health massage.
So I am lying on the table and she starts to press down on my back with the flat of her hand as they do. This usually produces a few crackles as your joints feel the pressure and I am accustomed to that.
Then suddenly there was three loud pops and I jumped up in surprise and quite startled as I felt the pain.
This wasn't the usual small pops and crackles you get, it came from my pectoral muscle when she pressed down on that area from behind.
Afterwards it ached just like a pulled muscle and that's exactly what I think it is but I would really like to know from anyone who has experienced the same thing or knows how and why this happens.
It did actually happen to me once before about 15 years ago and strangely I had previously experienced a discomfort in that pectoral muscle and that pop seemed to cure it as if some knot in the muscle is released.
After the feeling of the pulled muscle lasted for a few days and once that had gone it felt much better which is what I expect to happen this time.
I am interested to know if anyone else has experienced the same thing and what the mechanics of it are. Is it just a knotted area of muscle being forced to release by the pressure put on it. I must say it seems a good thing to release it if that is the case.