An Introduction To The Benefits of Massage
Fashionable but not out of reach, massage can help relieve pain and reduce stress levels
A massage for most conjures the image of a relaxing week or day away at a spa, or part of the lifestyle of an A-Lister (Gwyneth Paltrow’s blog goop often raves about her favourite treatments). So though fashionable and recognised all over, it often seems like something expensive, out of reach and away from home. However, working massage into your life’s routine can have myriad benefits beyond taking a well-earned break.
Team GB at London 2012 were frequently seen thanking their physiotherapists and massage therapists during their victory speeches in interview, and for good reason. For those who love to stay active, recurring injuries can be a real risk that prevents you from playing the sport you love. Massage can not only help those who may have overdone it in the gym and are feeling the effects later, but can also prevent injuries caused by overuse, which occurs across all different types of games and training.
Sporting injuries aside, chronic and acute muscle injuries can occur even when you are not at your most active, and massage can help with conditions such as tendonitis, ligament sprains and muscle strains. As well as muscles, massage can provide effective pain relief direct to the joints, and be used for those suffering from osteoarthritis. It can also help you work out of those bad habits, such as jaw clenching and tense shoulders. Posture standards are slipping throughout the country, particularly as many of us are tied to a computer for long periods at work, so the improvement of posture is an important, and potentially life changing benefit of massage, one that can safeguard against future injuries.
Massage also has benefits that are removed from physical pain. As well as creating bad posture, our modern, hectic lives are stress-inducing, and this stress can be as damaging to our health as any physical impairment.
Massage promotes relaxation, improving one’s outlook on life and counteracting negative symptoms of anxiety such as insomnia. Massage even holds cosmetic advantages, such as increasing blood flow and circulation, which improves the colour and tone of skin, and, in some instances, certain treatments can be used to improve the quality of scar formation.
A top tip to remember (and one that is always recommended) is to drink water after massage.
Water helps flush out any waste materials accumulated in the muscles that were released by the massage and the movement of fluid during massage can leave you dehydrated. Also keep in mind that although massaging is a great way for lovers and friends to bond, only a visit to a qualified specialist can alleviate any stresses or strains you may be experiencing.
Any one of the qualified therapists at Stretch Physio can deliver a professional, deeply healing massage in Essex from their Chelmsford-based clinic.
A massage for most conjures the image of a relaxing week or day away at a spa, or part of the lifestyle of an A-Lister (Gwyneth Paltrow’s blog goop often raves about her favourite treatments). So though fashionable and recognised all over, it often seems like something expensive, out of reach and away from home. However, working massage into your life’s routine can have myriad benefits beyond taking a well-earned break.Team GB at London 2012 were frequently seen thanking their physiotherapists and massage therapists during their victory speeches in interview, and for good reason. For those who love to stay active, recurring injuries can be a real risk that prevents you from playing the sport you love. Massage can not only help those who may have overdone it in the gym and are feeling the effects later, but can also prevent injuries caused by overuse, which occurs across all different types of games and training.
Sporting injuries aside, chronic and acute muscle injuries can occur even when you are not at your most active, and massage can help with conditions such as tendonitis, ligament sprains and muscle strains. As well as muscles, massage can provide effective pain relief direct to the joints, and be used for those suffering from osteoarthritis. It can also help you work out of those bad habits, such as jaw clenching and tense shoulders. Posture standards are slipping throughout the country, particularly as many of us are tied to a computer for long periods at work, so the improvement of posture is an important, and potentially life changing benefit of massage, one that can safeguard against future injuries.
Massage also has benefits that are removed from physical pain. As well as creating bad posture, our modern, hectic lives are stress-inducing, and this stress can be as damaging to our health as any physical impairment.
Massage promotes relaxation, improving one’s outlook on life and counteracting negative symptoms of anxiety such as insomnia. Massage even holds cosmetic advantages, such as increasing blood flow and circulation, which improves the colour and tone of skin, and, in some instances, certain treatments can be used to improve the quality of scar formation.
A top tip to remember (and one that is always recommended) is to drink water after massage.
Water helps flush out any waste materials accumulated in the muscles that were released by the massage and the movement of fluid during massage can leave you dehydrated. Also keep in mind that although massaging is a great way for lovers and friends to bond, only a visit to a qualified specialist can alleviate any stresses or strains you may be experiencing.
Any one of the qualified therapists at Stretch Physio can deliver a professional, deeply healing massage in Essex from their Chelmsford-based clinic.
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