Massage is recommended to help aid in healthy tissue repair and reduce pain felt from poor posture, workouts, or overuse. It also helps with the accumulation of work-related and daily stresses.
Massage relieves tightness in the muscles by increasing blood circulation and increasing the healing process. Massage also helps reduce pain by stimulating the release of hormones. Hormones such as endorphins, serotonin and dopamines are feel-good hormones produced in the brain. The endorphins produced can work so powerfully that they manage to mask pain. Levels of stress hormones, such as adrenalin, cortisol and norepinephrine, are also reduced.
Many doctors have treated massage therapy as something they didn’t discourage but didn’t necessarily prescribe either. Most of the general public saw massage therapy as a luxury or a special treat.
The latest research has shown (on a cellular level) that massage therapy helps the body heal. Post-massage after exercise shows blood and muscle tissue increase in a gene responsible for mitochondria development. The mitochondria are known for cell growth and energy production.
This proves on a cellular level that massage therapy is improving recovery time after exercise and injury. This is the kind of research and results that will help educate physicians and the public that massage therapy is a valid treatment for pain, inflammation, and soft tissue recovery.
So do some research. Then book your next massage today!
I am a massage therapist and Gokhale Method® Teacher
I do Hawaiian Lomi Lomi Massage simply for this reason- "It is the most relaxing massage that I have ever received and in turn, it is what I want to share with others." Lomi Lomi involves long rhythmic strokes as well as deep work relaxing the body, mind and spirit on all levels. I thoroughly love giving this massage.
I am also a Gokhale Method Teacher. This method is based on the Book "8 Steps to a Pain Free Back" by Esther Gokhale. Primal Posture™ and alignment for Pain-Free living.
After discovering this method for myself, I wanted to teach people how they could help themselves when they are off of my table. Many of my clients suffer from chronic or acute pain. It is one thing for me to help people by applying external forces through massage, it is another to help empower them to help themselves lead a pain-free life 24/7.
I suggest starting with massage to loosen and relax the body. This is a great way to help maintain a healthy, relaxed and pain-free body and a calm and peaceful disposition. Once the body is open to more learning and correction, I recommend learning The Gokhale Method® to lengthen strengthen and align the body enabling a pain-free life everyday! It doesn't involve a lot of exercises or gadgets. It incorporates improved movements that you use while sitting, standing, sleeping, bending and walking. I encourage you to look into it further on www.gokhalemethod.com or contact me with any questions.
These two modalities work wonderfully together. One is instant, which is very needed to help us feel ourselves again and relax. Sometimes this is just what is required to get us feeling better quickly and more open to new ideas about how we move. The other is learning how are bodies are meant to move and incorporating this information into our daily lives for the rest of our lives. The Gokhale Method teaches us how to create pain-free movements everyday that become our new habits.
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