Natural Pain Relief, The Benefits of Massage

Natural Pain Relief

In an age of technical and, at times, impersonal medicine, massage is natural pain relief, it offers a drug-free, non-invasive and humanistic approach based on your body's natural ability to heal itself. Lets talk about the multiple benefits you receive from regular massage therapy:

1. Massage releases endorphins - the body's natural painkiller - and is being used for injury recovery, recovery from surgery, for help with chronic illness, and to provide pain relief.

2. Massage therapy increases circulation, allowing the body to pump more oxygen and nutrients into tissues and vital organs.

3. Improves range-of-motion and decreases discomfort for patients with lower back pain.

4. Relaxes and softens injured and overused muscles

5. Reduces spasms and cramping

6. Stimulates the flow of lymph, the body's natural defense system, against toxic invaders.

7. Increased circulation of blood and lymph systems improves the condition of the body's largest organ - the skin.

8. Increases joint flexibility.

9. Reduces recovery time, helps prepare for strenuous workouts and eliminates subsequent pains of the athlete at any level.

10. Reduces post-surgery adhesions and edema and can be used to reduce and realign scar tissue after healing has occurred.

11. Relieves pain for migraine sufferers and decreases the need for medication.

12. Provides exercise and stretching for atrophied muscles and reduces shortening of the muscles for those with restricted range of motion.

13. Assists with shorter labor for expectant mothers, as well as less need for medication, less depression and anxiety, and shorter hospital stays.

How Massage Works

Massage is long and sustained pressure on areas of restriction which helps the restricted areas of tissue begin to release. All these events and benefits don't happen in one day.

Research has shown that the stable results and benefits of massage treatment happen when massage therapy is performed as a course of treatment.

A chronically tensed muscle tends to maintain that tension, even after the stressful event has passed. After an injury, the muscles and tissues that are injured can become stuck together like glue, which is part of the pain cycle.

We have been providing massage therapy in Seattle for patients who have auto accident injuries for 20 years.