Your Body (& muscles) Can't Heal in Survival Mode Why nervous system regulation matters during your massage and in your everyday life. "Sucking it up" and "pushing through the pain" aren't always the answer. Shocker. Ever notice how high and tight your shoulders get while you work? Or maybe during traffic? Or how you've shoved a lacrosse ball in that knot in your back about 50 times and even tried stretching but it doesn't budge? That's because our muscles don't exist in a