You might think: "Massage is a luxury. It isn't a good idea to spend money on massage in an economy like this." Think again.This article covers why massage is a good investment for your future.
Let's face it. Pain and bad health are expensive. Even if you're lucky to have great insurance, you can spend a lot of money in co-payments, prescriptions, and deductibles.
Then there is the expense in time, (all those waiting rooms) and your quality of life.
Massage from a competent therapist can have a massive impact on your physical and emotional health as well as relief of pain.
These are some of the most common physical benefits from massage:
o Increases circulation to the heart, brain and extremities;
o Stimulates the digestive system;
o Increases oxygen and nutrients to the muscle tissue, organs and skin glands;
o Revitalizes/restores energy;
o Loosens the tissue and adhesions;
o Flushes out toxins;
o Stimulates the lymphatic system thereby supporting the natural immune defenses;
o Relief of chronic pain and specific conditions (eg. , Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, fibromyalgia, injuries, surgeries);
o Massage strongly effects the Autonomic Nervous System. Massage stimulates the Parasympathetic Nervous System, thereby calming the client and allowing them to experience a time and space when they were relieved from anxiety and the physiological effects of the an over stimulated Sympathetic Nervous System.
Can you imagine what you would feel like after all that?
And that's just the physical benefits.
How is STRESS effecting your life?
Stress" can be caused from a wide variety of factors in our lives. These may include the demands of work, relationships, transition, grieving, chronic pain, or many other circumstances such as living in the greatest economic downturn of our lifetime.
o Massage provides safe touch for those who have suffered physical abuse, and those who are deprived of tactile contact;
o Safe tactile contact can play an important role in the therapeutic activities during times of grieving, stress or transition.
o Cedar Barstow, an experienced massage therapist who has specialized in work with elders, lists the benefits of massage for elders, which, among the many physical benefits, includes "increased self awareness and acceptance, relief of anxiety and tension and elevated emotional outlook."
o Massage activates sensory pleasure centers releasing endorphins (known as "happy hormones") in the brain, which serve to reduce pain, and produce feelings ranging from well being and contentment to elation.
You may have invested time and money in counseling and psychotherapy. That's a good start. Massage can maximize and enhance the return on that investment.
With all these benefits, you can see that regular massages (even once a month) are a sound investment in these uncertain times.
Pain is expensive.
Stress is expensive.
Get massage. It's a sound investment for your future.
Cynthia Mealy is a Nationally Certified Massage Therapist and Medical Exercise Specialist. Her massage practice is on Piedmont Avenue in Oakland, CA where she has been in business for 13 years. Visit http://www.alteredstates.org Cynthia specializes in deep tissue, sports massage and pain relief for chronic conditions and injury related pain.
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Creds: Graduate of National Holistic Institute in (1996) as certified massage therapist and health educator.
Medical Exercise Certification comes from the North American Academy of Health, Fitness and Rehabilitation Professionals.
Nationally Certified in Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork
Professional Member of the American Massage Therapy Association.
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