Benefits of a Great Massage

            When people think about a massage, all sorts of thoughts cross their mind, one of course is it is too expensive, or if my doctor doesn’t think I need one, why should I bother. Well, massages have been around for thousands if not millions of years. Mothers use it, to massage their babies, rubbing your child’s legs due to “growing pain” is a form of massage.  Which by the way was a great way to bond with your newborn, or quiet time with your child. Massage is not just for the rich and wealthy, they actually have health benefits that only today people are realizing. A good massage helps release not only the stress and anxiety of our daily routines, they are also great for improving circulations and helps rid the body of harmful toxins that invade our bodies on a daily basics.

            There are many sorts of massages, ranging from deep tissue to effleurage, which mean deep tissue to a surface light touch massage. Massages help release energy and stress by manipulations and relaxing your muscles through out your body, to stop tightness of muscle, and muscle spasms, these benefits are endless. If you are comfortable, relaxed and anxiety free, this helps to keep you immune systems working properly.

  Massages are very good for woman during their second and third trimester of pregnancy as well as after they have their baby. This is the time for moms, all over to take the time to care for herself.  As her pregnancy advances she needs to release excess muscle energy and stress, improve her circulations, which is helpful for her and her baby. What better way to do than by having full body massage? Always ask your health care provider, and let you massage therapist know that you are pregnant. Massage is not recommended in the first trimester, the massage increases circulation, and your body is adjusting to pregnancy while the fetus is attaching itself to the uterus wall, and connecting to your circulatory system, By the second trimester the baby has attached herself and has become truly a part of you.

Sport injuries benefits from massage, help to relieve not only the injured muscle, but also the supporting surround muscles. When you injure a muscle, the entire body usually reacts. How does it react? Well say you damage you calf muscle and have trouble walking your entire body has to re-align, to compensate for your discomfort. By having your leg massaged you release the tension that have built up no only in that muscle but around the damaged muscle, thus helping to push the inflammation away from the injured area.

Now with a full body massage, the tension throughout you body is move and excreted through elimination. Thus is the reason it is suggested to drink plenty of water after a massage, it aids the body in eliminating the inflammation, as well as harmful toxins that invade the body and blood stream.

            In addition to helping the body with muscles, inflammation, harmful toxins, a through massage will help break down scar tissue, which is very helpful around the joints and muscles you use daily. By breaking down this scar tissue, it can help you to move about more freely and comfortably.

            Talk to your doctor, and contact your insurance plan to see if massage therapy is good for you. If your insurance plan does not approve you for massages, contact them, along with your senators and congress, let them know the benefits of a massage. Let them know that taking care of yourself now, can definitely help ward of harmful diseases, later in your life. Which in turn will help insurance companies save money, but ultimately you have taken a step in the right direction, to help take care of YOU!

            There are many forms of massages, talk to a massage therapist today; find out what you can do for yourself, Now.