Promoting Overall Wellness
Massage Therapy is the manipulation of soft body tissue for therapeutic purposes. Its tranquilizing effect on the body's central nervous system, combined with its ability to induce the production fo the body's own pain killers (endorphins) help account for its long-standing history and growing popularity in the United States. The acceptance of massage therapy in the United States has grown in proportion to our concern for maintaining healthier lifestyles. Still, many people have yet to discover its proven ability to relieve stress and to restore an overall feeling of wellness. Massage also helps to ease edema (water retention) and congestion. These factors play an especially important role following an illness or injury. Massage lessens the muscle tension that leads to pain in ligaments and tendons and facilitates movement. The relationship between excercise and masage has become a well documented one. Sports massage helps to overcome fatigue resulting from strenuous exercise or injury. In addition, it can reduce muscle soreness and chronic strain patterns, thus allowing a quicker return to maximum training levels.
Rehabilitation
The effectiveness of massage therapy depends in part upon your cooperation. For those seeking treatment following an injury to the body's soft tissues, these four stages of rehabilitation are recommended:
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