You don't get phantom movements when you get a deep tissue massage yet the muscles are very much involved. There is also literature on the role of the skin in p

You don't get phantom movements when you get a deep tissue massage yet the muscles are very much involved. There is also literature on the role of the skin in proprioception in humans. That being said, heavily might be overstated, I wasn't trying to claim an authoritative view on the matter, only reporting what I felt while anesthesia was wearing off.