Massage for Pain Relief

Pain can affect your life, your quality of life, and your work.  In many people, pain medications can have unpleasant side effects. Considering the growing number of people reporting pain and its negative effects on quality of life, the American public has become interested in examining other methods of pain relief.  Research indicates that massage can reduce pain and pain intensity in patients with somatic pain on an immediate, intermediate and long term time frame.  Massage can reduce the incidence and frequency associated with headache pain and may also reduce back and leg pain in pregnant women. It is proven that massage decreases the intensity of pain, tension, and anxiety in children, adolescents as well as adults with chronic pain. 

It is also an effective treatment for those with general myalgia.  Regular massage can reduce pain levels and improve the quality of life for adult cancer patients.  In many cases, it can often relieve symptoms of Carpel Tunnel Syndrome by reducing chronic muscle tension in affected arms and hands.

Post Surgery Massage Therapy

There are several benefits of post-surgical massage therapy. It  relaxes muscles which have become tight due to the trauma of surgery and helps reduce the swelling and stiffness that accompany surgical recovery.  Massage of healed incision sites helps break up and re-align scar tissue improving flexability of joints and tissue and a reduction in pain levels

We emphasize to our Post-Surgery patients the importance of reducing their post-surgery trauma and pain. The massage therapy techniques offered at Modern Massage Works will assist in improving the mobility and flexibility of tissue and joints.