Benefits Of Massage
Your Body, Your Needs
A common misconception about massage is that it's only part of a spa day and intended for pampering yourself. While this may be true for some people, it is most frequently a tool for stress reduction and pain relief.
Now massage is widely available and viewed as an important tool in promoting mental and physical health.
Massage is increasingly being offered along with standard treatment for a wide range of medical conditions and situations. If you have never tried massage, read on to learn about its many benefits.
How massage reduces pain
Over time, tense, stressed muscles become inflamed and build up toxins. The inflammation and built-up toxins create a blockage that hinders the flow of oxygen-rich blood to essential parts of your body. When your blood flow is hindered essential nutrients are not getting to where they need to go and thus contributing to pain and stress. Massage break ups and releases those built-up toxins and gets your blood and oxygen circulating as they should. As your blood flow and circulation begins to increase again your heart and other muscles and arteries in your body begin to benefit. Massage will improve your circulation, increase oxygen levels, and activate the same ‘feel good’ endorphins that you get from working out… The release of endorphins act as a natural pain reliever. The more your body produces those endorphins the quicker it learns how to release them. Regular massage therapy helps your body from building those toxic blockages in the first place and trains your body’s response to them.
Some specific conditions that massage can help include:
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Digestive disorders
- Fibromyalgia
- Headache
- High Blood Pressure
- Insomnia
- Nerve pain
- Postoperative care
- Scar tissue
- Soft tissue strains and injuries
- Sports injuries
- Temporomandibular (TMJ) disorders
Physical benefits
- Improved circulation
- Decreased muscle stiffness
- Decreased joint inflammation
- Better quality of sleep
- Quicker recovery between workouts
- Improved flexibility
- Helps control blood pressure
- Less pain and soreness
- Strengthened immune response
Mental benefits
- Lower stress levels
- Improved relaxation
- Improved mood
- Improves concentration
- Decreased anxiety
- More energy
- Increase feeling of wellness
Find Relief Through Various Types of Massage Therapy
Each appointment at BLISS & SERENITY MASSAGE is customized to you and your physical and mental needs that day. I am a Licensed and Insured Massage Therapist and I am skilled in multiple modalities and will mindfully determine the best types of massage therapy needed to work through a specific problem spot or to help you find the relief you came in for.