Chronic Pain Relief
SERVING the EAST BAY / ALAMEDA COUNTY: Castro Valley, San Leandro, Hayward, Oakland, Alameda, CA
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Massage Therapy for Chronic Pain Relief
Chronic pain is something that reaches the lives of tens of millions of people, turning daily activity into a chore and reducing quality of life. From backache to arthritis to tension to migraine, nagging aching can have you exhausted and frustrated. It is not a question of simply battling the symptoms; a question of increasing movement, reducing stress, and rebalancing the body. If you’ve attempted to remedy nagging aches, massage therapy can deliver a drug-free solution to relief.
What Causes Chronic Pain?
Chronic pain can have a multitude of causes, including injury to the body, medical conditions, and prolonged stress being a couple of them. Conditions like fibromyalgia, arthritis, and nerve injury tend to produce chronic pain. Muscle imbalances, repetitious movement patterns, and poor posture are also causes of chronic pain.
How Can Massage Therapy Help with Chronic Pain?
Massage therapy relaxes tensed muscles, increases blood flow, and minimizes inflammation. It relaxes tension by engaging the body’s soft tissue. Techniques of deep tissue massage, trigger point therapy, and warm stone massage can relax stiffness while restoring flexibility to the body. It also forces the body to discharge endorphins, the body’s internal pain reliever, making massage a fantastic solution to work with the body without pills.
Is Massage Therapy Applicable To All Chronic Conditions Of Pain?
While massage therapy is very beneficial to many individuals, you must have certain conditions in mind. If you have a severe inflammation issue, a case of osteoporosis, or have a current injury, you might need to have certain techniques modified. I will examine your needs to change the treatment to provide both effectiveness and safety.
How Often Should I Get a Massage For Chronic Pain Relief?
This depends on how severe your pain is and how well the therapy treats your issue. For others, a month between visits or bi-weekly is all that is necessary to feel relief. Consistency is the key to sustaining the gains you have made with massage therapy to avoid the build-up of the pain again.
What Other Treatments Pair Well With Massage For Chronic Pain?
Massage therapy works best if it is paired with other healthy interventions. Stretching, yoga, physical therapy, and chiropractic care can improve flexibility and alignment to complement massage therapy. Heat therapy, acupuncture, and mindfulness practice can also complement massage therapy. With a holistic treatment approach, relief is maintained that is buttressed by addressing both the body and the emotional origins of the pain.
Living with chronic pain is no indication that you have to endure a state of continuous unhappiness. Chronic pain is treatable with a healthy, drug-free solution that is effective – massage therapy. If you’re ready to reclaim the quality of your life by taking back the painful aching that is plaguing you, I invite you to schedule a visit with me and start feeling relief sooner.