Why Massage is Important?
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Is it about the luxurious feeling? The healing power of touch? Finding a way to get deeper into the muscle to ease aches and pains?
The truth is there are myriad reasons why massage is important and why you should consider adding it to your routine. Here are a few of what we consider to be the top reasons to get a massage from a licensed massage therapist.
For those seeking connection, massage therapy supplies healing touch techniques that align the body, heart, mind, and soul. Healthy habits, like mindfulness, and breathing deeply, supports the release of energetic traumas, and erases pain pathways that no longer serve. Freedom from stressors, ultimately open us to experience a divine connection to a source of abundant energy.
Stress seems to come from everywhere in your life these days…from your job to the family, traffic on the roads to the news on the television…and it can definitely have a lasting negative impact on your overall health and well-being.
Massage therapy is a proven way to reduce the effects of stress on the body and mind. Those of us that perform massage have known this truth for years, but recent research has confirmed it on a more scientific level.
A study on trigger point therapy showed a significant decrease in pulse and blood pressure, while a study on simple 15-minute massages showed lowering of blood pressure, oxygen consumption, and salivary cortisol levels.
Whether you’re dealing with chronic back or neck pain, frequent migraines, or postoperative pain, massage therapy can help to alleviate it.
The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke found that this country spends “at least $50 billion each year on low back pain.” It’s one of the biggest reasons why people go on disability and miss work.
Massage can help to stretch out the sore muscles in your back or neck in a slow and methodical manner, improve blood flow to the muscles and joints, and help to release endorphins in the brain, all leading to a healthier, more relaxed feeling. Migraines can be caused by stress, anxiety, or muscle tension, all of which massage therapy can help to improve.
A moderate amount of physical activity such as walking or hiking is good for everybody. The more you do, the better it can be for your overall health…but it can also lead to muscle aches and expose joint problems that you didn’t know you had. The good news is that massage therapy can improve your recovery time.
The Body and Mind connection experienced during massage restores our nervous systems response to daily stressors. One hour of Zen massage is as refreshing for our spirits as a good night’s sleep. Regular massage can reduce risk of injury, improve quality of life, minimize pain pathways, and keep you feeling great in your body. Remember massage is like a vacation, you could be anywhere.
Lastly, to answer why massage is important…it’s as simple as the magic of healing touch in massage therapy–it helps to reduce stress hormones, helping you achieve a more balanced and peaceful feeling in your mind. As you are better able to relax, over time it helps to reduce anxiety, which in turn can help you to achieve better sleep.
If you sleep more soundly and consistently, your body has more time to heal from what you put it through every day, which helps you to avoid long-term chronic diseases like diabetes, cardiovascular disease, obesity, and depression…all of which have a connection to insufficient sleep.
