Massage Therapy
Massages are used for the treatment of chronic and acute condition and are very helpful for a variety of patients regardless of their age. Usually having regular massage therapy – relaxes, energizes, relieves tensions as well as pleasurable. But keep in mind that this treatment has more benefits than we probably realize.
Swedish Massage
– the most popular kind of massage that primarily aims to relax the entire body. This is accomplished by rubbing the muscles with long gliding strokes in the direction of blood returning to the heart. But Swedish massage therapy goes beyond relaxation. Swedish massage is exceptionally beneficial for increasing the level of oxygen in the blood, decreasing muscle toxins, improving circulation and flexibility while easing tension.
Deep Tissue Massage
– is a type of massage therapy that focuses on realigning deeper layers of muscles and connective tissue. It is especially helpful for chronic aches and pains and contracted areas such as stiff neck and upper back, low back pain, leg muscle tightness, and sore shoulders.
– Deep tissue massage usually focuses on a specific problem, such as chronic muscle pain, injury rehabilitation, and the following conditions:
- Chronic pain
- Lower back pain
- Limited mobility
- Recovery from injuries (e.g. whiplash, falls, sports injury)
- Repetitive strain injury, such as carpal tunnel syndrome
- Postural problems
- Muscle tensions
- Osteoarthritis pain
- Sciatica
- Tennis elbow
- Fibromyalgia
- Muscle tension or spasm
- After a workout or bodybuilding
*Full Benefits of Regular Massage Therapy
1) It counteracts all that sitting you do – most individuals are dealing with some kind of postural stress especially with ‘desk workers’. Massage fixes the imbalance caused from sitting from a long period of time, which means you can keep your desk job!
2) Lowering Blood Pressure – having a high blood pressure usually lead to9 strike and heart attack. A study in the Journal Biological Research for Nursing found that people who had at least three 10-minute back massages a week lowered their blood pressure more than people who spent the same amount of time just relaxing.
3) Eases Muscle Pain – massage increases and improves circulation whenever you have sore muscles, in much the same way as rubbing your elbow when you knock it on a table to help relieves the pain.
4) Improving Mood – It’s no secret that massage can relax you and make you feel good mentally, as well as help treat anxiety and depression, it is said that massage can help lower the body’s level of cortisol, a stress hormone, by as much as 53%. It also appears to increase the feel-good hormones serotonin and dopamine.
5) Enhancing Joint Mobility – whether you’re an avid athlete or middle-aged adult, staying flexible is the key. Massage can help you maintain flexibility and range of motion by working the muscles, connective tissue, tendons and ligaments, and by stimulating the production and retention of the natural lubricants between the connective tissue fibers.
6) Improves Sleep – Not only massage encourages a restful sleep – it also helps those who can’t otherwise comfortably rest.
7) Boosts Immunity – a 2010 study published in the Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine found the massage boosts patients’ white blood cell count by which plays a larger role in defending the body from disease.
8) Fights Fibromyalgia Symptoms – Fibromyalgia is a chronic condition characterized by muscle pain, fatigue and tenderness Symptoms can be brought on or exacerbated by stress and lack of sleep. Regular massage therapy have been found to help relieve stress as well as alleviate muscle pain, discomfort and spasms in patients suffering from fibromyalgia. In fact, it’s one of the most effective complementary treatment.
