Yesterday I spoke about taking care of yourself. There is a great way to put yourself first and that is to go get a massage. A good therapist can work the tension out of the muscles to relieve pain and create relaxation. This will help your whole body to relax and let the stress drain away.
When you're done, know that you have done something wonderful for yourself and you will feel more relaxed, refreshed and revitalized to move on in your day and life.
Showing posts with label Massage. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Massage. Show all posts
Friday, August 28, 2009
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
More on Massage
Massage can help some chronic illness problems that you may have. One of the most common in our society today is hypertension or high blood pressure. Before all of the drugs to treat hypertension, the way that hypertension was treated was by putting someone to bed. Putting you at rest will decrease your blood pressure naturally. In our society today, that is usually not an option.
Stress is usually at the root of hypertension and although you may not feel stressed, there are many more things that come at us today to stress our systems. Massage puts you at rest for an hour which can really make a difference for you. Taking away the stress for an hour so that you become relaxed can be a huge boost to your wellness.
Stress is usually at the root of hypertension and although you may not feel stressed, there are many more things that come at us today to stress our systems. Massage puts you at rest for an hour which can really make a difference for you. Taking away the stress for an hour so that you become relaxed can be a huge boost to your wellness.
Monday, July 27, 2009
Massage
Massage is a wellness therapy that many feel is just a luxury. In fact massage is a therapy which can help not only someone with an illness but also be used as a wellness practice as well.
Massage promotes blood flow which can really help if you have muscle soreness, or you've had an injury or surgery and are in rehab. Blood flow to an area will help alleviate swelling and pain. In addition to increasing blood flow, massage helps stimulate the lymphatic system. Most people don't know much about the lymph system, but it is the system which removes the waste products from your body. If you've had cells that are injured, the blood flow into the area helps new cells to generate and the lymph system cleans out the damaged cells and contents.
When you increase blood flow throughout the body with massage, you also decrease the heart rate and breathing slows as you move into a more relaxed state. This can improve sleep for you as well.
Massage promotes blood flow which can really help if you have muscle soreness, or you've had an injury or surgery and are in rehab. Blood flow to an area will help alleviate swelling and pain. In addition to increasing blood flow, massage helps stimulate the lymphatic system. Most people don't know much about the lymph system, but it is the system which removes the waste products from your body. If you've had cells that are injured, the blood flow into the area helps new cells to generate and the lymph system cleans out the damaged cells and contents.
When you increase blood flow throughout the body with massage, you also decrease the heart rate and breathing slows as you move into a more relaxed state. This can improve sleep for you as well.
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