Total Muscle Therapy

Total Muscle Therapy is a sports and injury massage studio in Lehi, just off 1200 West. It isn't a spa. The work is aimed at sore, tight and injured muscles, and the therapists team up with local chiropractors and physical therapists when someone is coming back from an injury.

Sessions are built around whatever is actually bothering you. A runner training for a race might get deep tissue work on the calves and hips, followed by assisted stretching. Someone with a stiff neck from a desk job might get cupping and scraping across the upper back instead. Clients often name Erik in their reviews, usually because he found the knot nobody else could.

Services:

• Sports massage
• Deep tissue massage
• Injury and recovery massage
• Cupping therapy
• Assisted stretching
• Scraping (instrument-assisted soft tissue work)

Prices listed on their website:

• 30 minutes: $70
• 60 minutes: $130
• 90 minutes: $215

Thirty minutes is enough for one problem area. For full-body work or an old injury that keeps flaring up, most people book 60 or 90. Booking is online, and if you're not sure which session to pick, you can text a therapist a question first.

First visit? Get there a few minutes early and be ready to explain where it hurts, when it started and what makes it worse. That helps the therapist decide whether to go deep straight away or ease into it. You might feel a little sore the day after deep tissue work. That's normal, and drinking plenty of water helps.

The studio is at 3400 N 1200 W, Lehi, UT 84043. It is open Monday to Saturday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., and there is a second location in Pleasant Grove. Call (801) 615-0042.