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THE BENEFITS OF MASSAGE:
The therapeutic effects of massage are recognized by personal and clinical experience, and supported by scientific research. They include:
- Relaxation
- Improved circulation
- Muscle relaxation
- Reduction of Anxiety
- Alleviation of Certain Kinds of Muscular Pain
- Improvement in Cellular Nutrition
- Relief from the Negative Effects of Stress
RELIEF AND RECOVERY:
The pain or stress that may bring you to a Massage Therapist often involves problems in the musculature. These problems might include:
- NERVE CONSTRUCTION- Nerves run alongside of, between, and through muscles. Tight muscles can squeeze and put pressure on nerves causing constriction, which interferes with the free flow of nerve impulses and sometimes causes pain. Through muscle relaxation, massage alleviates the constriction of nerves due to muscle tension.
- POOR CIRCULATION- Tight muscles may also constrict blood vessels, thus slowing blood flow to an area, a condition called Ischemia. Ischemia causes pain. By increasing circulation in an area, massage reduces ischemia and therefore the pain it causes.
- TRIGGER POINTS- Trigger points are specific spots in muscles and tendons which cause pain, and which may radiate pain to a larger area. They are thought by some to be small areas of spasm. Trigger points may be caused by sudden trauma (from falling or being hit), by repeated use of a particular muscle, or may develop over time from chronic mascular tension in an area. Direct pressure with the thumb or fingers on a trigger point will often deactivate it, thus relieving the pain it causes.
- DAMAGED TISSUES- Accidents at home, work, play, or on the road can leave bruises, sprains, and other injuries in the soft tissues. Massage improves general and local circulation, helping to clear cellular debris from an injury site, and bringing nutrients needed to heal the damage tissues. Thus massage helps speed recovery.
- PAIN SPASM/PAIN CYCLE- You may get caught in the pain-spasm-pain cycle. this phenomenon is started either by pain or spasm in a muscle, which perpetuates itself in an endless loop. For example, you may tense up from pain this causes more tension "more pain" more tension more pain and on and on until something breaks the cycle. Massage, often used with ice, helps break this painful cycle.
TODAY'S HEALTH PROBLEMS
Many of todays major health problems are caused by chronic stress and conditions of modern living and working. Prolonged mental and emotional stress may lead to tension headache, backache, ulcers, colitis, blood sugar irregularities, high blood pressure, and heart disease. Too much stress has also been proven to impair the immune system leaving us vulnerable to many diseases, and inhibiting recovery as well.
Driving or riding in daily commutes, and sitting of long periods of time at workstations tax the body. The repetitive movements required in certain occupations, for example, with some office work (computer data input, filing and sorting), physical labor (carpentry, gardening), playing musical instruments (violin, guitar) and sports (tennis, golf), can lead to chronic muscle tension. This may lead to loss of flexibility in joints, misalignment and poor posture. Circulation in tense muscles is decreased causing ischemia and pain. Trigger points are common with chronic tension and the pain-cycle may set in.
THERAPEUTIC MASSAGE HELPS
Therapeutic massage received regularly helps workout chronic mascular tension. Massage melts away a certain amount of tension in each session, and if received regularly, keeps tension from building up again. It helps you identify and correct patterns of holding tension. You can learn to relax and let go of tension you may not have even been aware of.
Therapeutic massage and stretching can help you regain and maintain proper alignment. When muscles are relaxed and restored to their optimal length, correct posture and alignment are more easily sustained.
Massage can also trigger the relaxation response, relieving the negative effects of stress and restoring balance in the body. Some positive effects of the relaxation response include slower heart rate, deeper breathing, more relaxed muscles, and better internal circulation and digestion.
