Benefits of Massage Therapy

Why should anyone suffer pain and discomfort when there is a ready solution? An incredible 95% of chiropractic care patients report that chiropractic treatments such as massage therapy have proven effective at reducing and managing their pain. Let’s explore the following fantastic benefits of massage therapy and see why now is the time you should say goodbye to pain with a visit to SoCal Spinal Decompression Center, Lee Chiropractic, Inc. in Downey, CA.

• Massage therapy effectively counteracts all the issues that can develop from extensive sitting. Many people believe that massage therapy is most effective for active people. However, people who work in offices and positions where they are either constantly standing or constantly sitting also can develop issues that massage therapy can assist with. Advanced forms of postural stress due to prolonged sitting can cause a variety of health issues including pain or weakness in your lower back and gluteals. Massage therapy can counteract those issues to bring you much-needed relief.
• Massage therapy can soothe anxiety and depression. Easing muscle pain is an obvious benefit of massage therapy techniques, but did you know it also has a lot of mental and emotional benefits as well? Human touch is incredibly therapeutic and relaxing and thus through massage therapy chiropractors and a trained masseuse can soothe one’s anxiety and provide a mood and emotional boost. In one study, depressed and anxious patients were significantly more relaxed and happier with reduced stress levels following their massage therapy.
• Massage therapy can encourage better sleeping. If you have problems sleeping, whether from an unknown cause or something stressful and potentially painful like chemo or radiation therapy, then massage therapy can help get your mind and body in a better place to make sleeping easier and more restful.
• Massage therapy can alleviate headaches and migraines. Did you know that headaches are the second-most common reason that people go to a chiropractor after back pain? Chiropractic techniques, including massage therapy, can help alleviate all sorts of headaches and migraines. You’ll find well over 200 peer-review articles on the National Library of Medicine Institutes for Health database that all point to the benefits of massage therapy and other chiropractic techniques in regards to the treatment of headaches.