Massage Therapy
BENEFITS OF MASSAGE
MASSAGE CAN BENEFIT THOSE WHO SUFFER FROM STRESS IN THEIR LIVES, PEOPLE WITH BACK AND ENCK PAIN, INJURIES OR THOSE WHO EXERCISE FREQUENTLY. IN THE CASE OF STRESS RELIEF, OUR MENTAL TENSIONS QUICKLY BECOME MUSCLE TENSIONS. MASSAGE CAN COUNTERACT THAT TENSION AND RELAX YOU. HOW? THROUGH AN INDIRECT FEEDBACK SYSTEM. MUSCLE TENSION IS CONTROLLED BY THE BRAIN, CONSISTENTLY REFLECTING YOUR PYSCHOLOGICAL STATE. THE SOOTHING PHYSICAL SENSATIONS PRODUCED BY MASSAGE FEED BACK TO THE BRAIN AND REDUCE ANXIETY. THE BRAIN IN TURN TELLS ALL THE MUSCLES TO UNWIND. THAT'S WHY MASSAGE IN ONE AREA CAN PRODUCE A BODY-WIDE FEELING OF RELAXTION.
BACK AND NECK PAIN ARE THE MOST COMMON SPECIFIC COMPLAINTS SEEN BY MASSAGE THERAPISTS. SIMPLE MUSCLE TENSION IS OFTEN THE CAUSE. BUT MASSAGE MAY HELP WHEN THE CAUSE IS NOT SO SIMPLE. MASSAGE HAS BEEN USED TO RELIEVE PAIN AND PROMOTE HEALING BY INCREASING CIRCULATION TO WHIP-LASHED INJURED NECK MUSCLES. MASSAGE OF THE SCALP IS USED FOR CHRONIC DISCOMFORT FROM HEADACHES, AND JAW MASSAGE IS USED TO EASE C JOINT. IN ADDITION TO MASSAGING THE AFFECTED AREA, A BACK AND NECK MASSAGE CAN SOMETIMES HELP RELIEVE POSTURE RELATED MUSCLE STRAIN.
A SMALL STUDY FROM NORWAY SUGGESTS THAT MASSAGE NOT ONLY RELAXES MUSCLES, BUT ALSO PUTS THE BODY'S OWN ANESTHETICS TO WORK ON PAIN. RESEARCHERS MEASURED THE BLOOD LEVELS OF BETA-ENDORPHINS (NATURALLY OCCURING PAIN RELIEVERS) IN 12 VOLUNTEERS AFTER EACH UNDERWENT A 30 MINUTE MASSAGE. THE RESULT WAS A 16% AVERAGE INCREASE IN THE RELEASE OF ENDORPHINS OF THE BODY.
MASSAGE CAN ALSO HELP REDUCE OTHER SYMPTOMS OF INJURY SUCH AS EDEMA AND SWELLING. MASSAGE CAN STIMULATE THE CIRCULATION OF BOTH BLOOD AND LYMPHATIC FLUID, WHICH TEND TO POOL AROUND THE SITE OF INJURY. THE LYMPHATIC SYSTEM IS AND ADDITIONAL DRAINAGE ROUTE THAT REMOVES WASTE FROM TISSUES. THEORETICALLY, REDUCING SWELLING IN THIS MANNER ENCOURAGES HEALING BY ALLOWING OXYGEN AND NUTRIENT RICH BLOOD TO FLOW BACK TO TISSUES.
IN ADDITIONI TO THE BENEFITS MENTIONED ABOVE, MASSAGE CAN HELP REMOVE LACTIC ACID FROM FATIGUES MUSCLES. LACTIC ACID BUILD UP CAN OCCUR DURING EXERCISE, CAUSING MUSCLE CRAMPS. MASSAGE REALLY HELPS REDUCE PAIN AND FATIGUE. IN ADDITION TO ALL OF THESE VALUABLE BENEFITS, MASSAGE REPLACES STRESS AND TENSION WITH A PEACEFUL AND RELAXED STATE OF MIND.
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