Sore Back? Here’s How a Massage Can Help

Your back has so many hard-working muscles and ligaments that it's easy to experience strain and pain in different areas throughout your life.

               

                

 

According to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, “back pain is the second most common neurological ailment among people these days. Back pain happens to almost everyone at some point.”    

Getting a massage therapy will help you find relief from an aching back. It can help alleviate the muscle spasms which occur when your rib or thoracic joints lose mobility, thereby helping those joints function better. It's even possible to increase the mobility of your sacroiliac joint or tailbone by massaging the gluteal muscles and releasing tension in the tissues. Along with enhancing other types of medical treatment, back massage therapy can provide significant relief of incidental or chronic pain. Whether chronic pain is due to limited mobility of the vertebral, pelvic and rib joints or to compression of nerves through muscle spasm, disease or structural dysfunction, getting massage therapy regularly is the best treatment.

Massage therapy is becoming more widely accepted in the medical community as a credible treatment for many types of back pain and/or as an adjunct to other medical treatments. Research shows that massage therapy has several potential health benefits for back pain sufferers, including-

• Enhanced blood flow and circulation, which brings needed nutrition to muscles and tissues. This aids in the recovery of muscle soreness from physical activity or soft tissue injury such as muscle strain
• Decreased tension in the muscles. This muscle relaxation can improve flexibility, reduce pain caused by tight muscles and even improve sleep
• Increased endorphin levels- The "feel good" chemicals in the brain. This mood enhancer can ease depression and anxiety, which can help reduce pain and speed recovery, particularly important for those suffering from chronic back or neck problems

In addition to pain relief, massage can provide other benefits. A regular massage helps improve your overall health by helping your body maintain a higher level of relaxation. This helps reduce stress, improves sleep and increases the endorphins that act as natural mood boosters.

Massage therapy also provides greater flexibility, since relaxed muscles and limber joints allow for improved range of motion. So, make massage a part of your wellbeing routine and experience a positive change in your body.