Benefits of Massages
You've been massaged before. Maybe you receive a massage at the spa or health club that you belong to, or once in a while you pamper yourself with a "spa day", treating you to a mani-pedi and back rub.
Whatever form of massage that you usually get, there's one thing that all forms have in common: they feel great!
Massages work by improving circulation, releasing tension and toxins from your muscles and ligaments and calming stress responses.
You may be familiar with Swedish massage techniques as it was quite popular for many years. It uses long strokes with light pressure, kneading the muscles along their natural ranges of motion while keeping them relaxed so energy can flow freely. This helps to balance the flow of energy throughout the body.
There are many types of massage techniques which include:
- Manual lymphatic drainage.
- Deep tissue work.
- Sports massage,
- And even cranial sacral therapy.
All of these can offer you a variety of benefits for your long term health with some offering short-term results as well.
Easing Pain and Tension
If you have pain or tension from an injury, stress or just because it feels good, you should know about how getting regular massages can help you feel better and improve your long term health .
Getting a massage is beneficial to healing because it helps reduce muscle tension. It brings oxygen to the area through improved circulation while increasing blood flow and removing toxins from that area allowing healing to take place faster.
Massage also increases serotonin levels in your brain which helps you feel happier and calmer while reducing symptoms of depression and anxiety. It has also been found to increase melatonin production, helping you achieve deeper sleep.
Massage and Inflammation
By getting regular massages, massage therapy can help lower inflammation throughout the body caused by injury or poor posture.
By decreasing the level of toxins released into your system when air doesn't flow freely through your muscles, it improves all-over health. Practitioners apply deep tissue work using slow strokes that target the underlying layers of muscle which have become locked up with knots from tension.
This allows for improved joint flexibility which can reduce pain from stiff muscles as well as improve oxygen intake from inflamed tissues resulting in less pain in that area.
Improving Circulation & Flexibility
Massage therapy can help improve temperature regulation as well as the overall health of your heart and circulatory system because it increases levels of nitric oxide.
Nitric oxide helps blood vessels relax, dilating them so more blood can flow through them. This improves age-related problems such as poor circulation or aches and pains caused by being sedentary or inactive for long periods of time.
It also keeps you mentally alert and energized throughout the day with additional oxygen increasing attentiveness which leads to greater productivity at work, home and school.
Massage affects your digestive organs, reducing nausea and gas while helping you absorb nutrients better from the foods you eat, keeping your skin healthy and nourished. Massage also promotes optimal hormonal levels contributing to your long term health and wellness.
Massages can help alleviate symptoms of seasonal allergies but it's important to consult a medical practitioner if you suffer from congestive allergy-induced asthma, sinusitis, migraines or frequent colds and flu.
Also, if you have a pacemaker or any other implanted electrical devices in your body, do not receive deep massages as they could interfere with the operation of your device.
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