Muscle knots. Say them out loud, and your wince in reaction will confirm your familiarity with them. Perhaps your shoulder, your back, and your neck have seen that sore, aching sensation. That one that won’t move anywhere, no matter how much resting and stretching you try to administer. Muscle knots can drive one mad, but…
Massage therapy can potentially help improve digestion through several mechanisms. While more research is needed to fully understand the effects of massage on digestion, here is how massage might be beneficial: Stress Reduction: Relaxation Response: Massage can induce a relaxation response, reducing the stress hormone cortisol, which can foster better digestion. Parasympathetic Activation: It can promote the…
Have you ever felt the weight of stress bearing down? That ache in your shoulder, that pounding in your head? High blood pressure can catch up with you, and it’s an insidious one, but a killer one at that. If a natural remedy for lowering those readings is your quest, then massage can be your…
When you’re contemplating a massage, what comes to your mind? Maybe a relaxing session that melts tension? Maybe a deep, concentrated therapy for aches and kinks? Two of the most famous massage therapies, myofascial release and Swedish massage, have two decidedly disparate objectives. Don’t know what’s best for you? Well, I’m about to simplify them…
Anxiety is something almost everyone experiences at some point in their lives. It can be overwhelming, and finding effective ways to manage it can be a challenge. I know this firsthand. But over the years, I’ve learned about a simple yet powerful way to alleviate anxiety Massage therapy. In this blog, I’m going to walk…
Massage therapy can be a beneficial part of a rehabilitation plan following an injury. Here are several ways in which it can facilitate quicker recovery: 1. Improved Circulation Nutrient Delivery: Enhanced blood circulation ensures that nutrients essential for recovery reach the injured areas more effectively. Waste Removal: Efficient circulation helps in the removal of waste…
The first time I heard about deep tissue massage, I thought it was a treatment to take care of the relaxation of one’s body. Little did I know that with such massage therapy, one can quickly treat all the problems concerned with bad posture. If you have ever struggled with back pain or poor alignment,…
Lived with PTSD is a lot like having an invisible weight holding your shoulders down. On the outside, sometimes not even visible, but in your head, the disorder seems limitless. I did not understand for years how to work with it. Traditional therapy helped, but I still needed something else. That’s when I discovered about…
If you’ve been experiencing upper back pain, I sympathise with how annoying it is. Whether it’s a sting, tightness or ache, it becomes difficult to concentrate, sleep or even unwind. I know because I have been there as well. When nothing seems to work, it can feel exhausting to look for a solution. But one of the things that really…
Low back pain is one of those issues that tends to sneak up on you. You may brush it off at first as some insignificant ache, but then it blossoms into something you can no longer disregard. I’ve been there, and if you’re reading this, you probably have, too. Let’s dive into how massage can…
