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Therapeutic Massage
Why Get A Therapeutic Massage?
Therapeutic Massage can enhance general health, alleviate painful musculoskeletal conditions, support your fitness or sports program, combat the negative effects of aging, and relieve the effects of stress. And it feels wonderful!
The body has an instinctive need to be touched. We often "rub" a painful area without even thinking about it. Increased awareness regarding the value of massage therapy has helped more and more people discover the profound benefits available to them through regular body work.
Physiological Benefits
For our health, we put our trust in doctors. Our bones are entrusted to chiropractors and orthopedists, but what about our muscles? The answer is massage therapy. The following are some of the physical benefits of therapeutic massage:
Fosters faster healing of strained muscles and sprained ligaments, reduces pain and swelling, and reduces formation of excessive scar tissue.
Fosters greater freedom of movement.
Reduces muscle spasms.
Provides greater joint flexibility and range of motion.
Enhances athletic performance, treats injuries caused during sport or work.
Promotes deeper and easier breathing.
Promotes a more restful sleep.
Improves circulation of blood and movement of lymph fluids.
Reduces blood pressure.
Helps relieve tension-related headaches and effects of eye-strain.
Helps stabilize the chiropractic adjustment.
Rehabilitation post operative.
Rehabilitation post injury.
Although therapeutic massage does not increase muscle strength, it can stimulate weak, inactive muscles and, thus, partially compensate for the lack of exercise and inactivity resulting from illness or injury. It also can hasten and lead to a more complete recovery from exercise or injury.
In addition to general recovery, massage may also focus on specific muscles used in a sport or fitness activity. For example, areas of greater stress for runners and dancers are in the legs, for swimmers in the upper body, for tennis players in the arms. These areas are more likely to be tight, lose flexibility, and less potential for future injury.
Therapeutic massage also helps the body recover from the stresses of strenuous exercise, and facilitates the rebuilding phase of conditioning. These, in turn, lead to removal of waste products and better cell nutrition, normalization and greater elasticity of tissues, deactivation of trigger points, and faster healing of injuries. It all adds up to relief from soreness and stiffness, better flexibility, and less potential for future injury.
Psychological Benefits
Therapeutic massage doesn't just untie your "physical knots." Many of our massage clients have quickly realized they have found a "drugless" therapy for stress reduction. Chronic stress headaches, insomnia and anxiety often respond to regular therapeutic bodywork, tapping into the body's own recuperative powers. Some of the psychological benefits of massage are:
Fosters peace of mind.
Promotes a relaxed state of mental alertness.
Helps relieve mental stress.
Calms the nervous system.
Improves ability to monitor stress signals and respond appropriately.
Enhanced capacity for calm thinking and creativity.
Emotional benefits.
Satisfies needs for caring and nurturing touch.
Fosters a feeling of well-being.
Reduces levels of anxiety.
Creates body awareness.
Increases awareness of mind-body connection.
Increases overall alertness.
Work with your Physician, Chiropractor and Dentist
Let's face it - most of us are experiencing more stress in our daily lives! The ancient art of massage may be just what your doctor can prescribe to relieve pain, encourage healing, and relax your precious body. An increasing number of research studies show massage reduces heart rate, lowers blood pressure, increases blood circulation and lymph flow, relaxes muscles, improves range of motion and increases endorphins. All of these benefits can enhance any medical treatment you may be having for a specific condition.
Talk with your physician and chiropractor about receiving a prescription or order for massage therapy. More than 50% of our clients have written orders for massage. Not only can it assist you with insurance reimbursement, but it also eliminates the Ohio State Sales Tax we are required to charge for massage.
Rena or Heather, would be happy to speak with your doctor, chiropractor or dentist if he or she has questions regarding how massage can assist you in your recovery - whatever your condition.
