Massage for Pain ReliefPain 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. Often massage can resolve the initiating source of your pain. In other cases, it effectively manages both the pain and functionality of conditions it cannot cure. In either case, it is a valuable therapy in the recovery from injuries and surgeries.
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 TherapyThere 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. |
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