Swedish massage is based on the western concepts of anatomy and physiology as opposed to energy work on 34meridiens34 or sen lines in asian massage systems most people get a 50 or 60 minute swedish or deep tissue massage but 75 or 90 minutes gives muscle tissues best chance to achieve results the therapist lubricates the skin with massage oil and performs various massage strokes that warm up and work the muscle tissue releasing tension and breaking up muscle 34knots34 or adher