09/06/2022
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1. Massage feels great! Massage can be a wonderful experience for deep relaxation. Post massage leaves your body and mind feeling at amazing ease.
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2. Pain Relief Massage provides significant reduction in back pain, (including lower back pain), migraine headaches, neck aches, shoulder pain, joint pain, overused or sore muscles, arthritis, Fibromyalgia, and muscle injuries. A
regular massage loosens all this unnecessary tension!
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3. Stress! That overworked, overwhelmed, spaced-out feeling. Massage provides deep relaxation lessening your muscle tension and lowering your blood pressure (by reducing heart and pulse rates). Massage increases your mental clarity, heightens mental alertness, and revitalizes your mind. Massage also increases academic performance and ability to focus on calculations.
4. Combating age Massage therapy and bodywork improves immune system functioning while relieving muscle aches and stiffness. Massage also enhances tissue elasticity and joint flexibility; improves blood and lymph circulation; and promotes healthy vibrant skin.
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5. Calming Emotions You'd be surprised at the number of people who receive regular massage treatments as an alternative to 'dealing' with depression. . Massage therapy increases self-esteem, improves your mood, decreases depression, reduces anxiety, and quiets insomnia. Massage also can ease PMS symptoms.
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6. Accelerated Healing Massage therapy speeds healing of muscles, tissues, and skin. Thus sports massage is used and great for post-workouts, post-surgery, and muscle soreness in general.
7. Increased Flexibility/Mobility Massage therapy is perfect for people who workout, are physically fit, those who are athletes, elderly, and even pre/post surgery. Massage is wonderful for improving motor skills. Massage therapy also maintains posture in the skeletal system.
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8. Removing built up toxins Massage flushes away waste products from your muscles, tissues, and skin more easily. This helps digestive disorders (such as spastic colon, constipation and intestinal gas).
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9. Improving and Maintaining Skin Tone Massage therapy stimulates skin gland production, leaving clear, healthy skin. Massage to the skin also helps to reduce superficial scar tissue, improving skin condition(s).
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10. Better overall health investment, maintenance of optimal health
Things You Should Do After a Massage
Drink Lots Of Water, Especially For The Next 24 Hours - this is perhaps the most important rule of all. Dehydration is key to a healthy body, especially after a massage. Since massage promotes lymphatic movement, drinking water and hydrating yourself is key to moving toxins through the kidneys and out of the body. Drinking water is the best way to do this......
Take A Bath - A nice warm bath is very soothing after a massage, particularly with Epsom Salts. Epsom Salts are just Magnesium Sulfate, which is a natural muscle relaxer. They are also wonderful at drawing out toxins in the body, as is massage, so you may get a sort of detoxifying effect which is very beneficial to the body. You can get Epsom Salts at most grocery stores or pharmacies. If you don't have Epsom Salts, don't worry - a nice warm bath will do just fine. Please note that I said warm and not scalding hot! This is important because if you have any inflammation in the muscles the excessive heat can serve to exacerbate the injury. If you have a very sore muscle or injury, try icing the area.
You Can also take a nice bath and put two cups of white or apple cider vinegar in your bath water. Drinking a good amount of water (32 oz bottle is great) has been reported to aid in removing the toxins. This helps prevent any stiffness or soreness, especially if you had a particularly deep-tissue massage.
Pay Attention - To Your Body's Reaction To The Massage - You may be sore after the massage. This is normal with Deep Tissue or other massage techniques. Sometimes you may not feel the soreness until the next day. Why? Well, massage is a sort of passive exercise. If you are not one to get massages often, or do not exercise and are not used to using the muscles, then they may respond with soreness. This should only last for a day or perhaps two; anything more indicates that perhaps your therapist worked on you a little too hard. This should be adjusted in the next session. You can help your therapist by stretching before you arrive for your session.
Rest - You may feel tired, as if you want to lie down and take a nap. This is completely normal, and you should listen to your body. If you can, make sure you have nowhere to go and nothing to do after your massage. Massage is not just work on the body; it is work on the mind too. It helps to destress and relax you; this in turn may make you feel tired. This is your time to recover your mind and body and it is your body's time to rebalance itself and retune. Don't feel like you SHOULD be doing something. There is nothing worse than hearing a client say, "Oh, that felt great. Too bad I have to go back to work." or "I think I'll go work out now". Make time for yourself and your body will thank you.
Welcome Different Emotions - Sometimes, if you have been experiencing lots of stress, you may feel the need to cry after the massage. Alternatively, you may feel elated, on cloud nine, full of energy. Either response is normal. The key is not to try to keep these emotions out. The massage may channel these feelings and multiply them; whichever way, this is what the body needs. I have had people break down on the table before; this is all perfectly natural. Let it come and you will feel that much better afterwards.
Put yourself in a good sleeping position when going to bed as you will likely sleep very deeply.
If anything is concerning you or you have questions, be sure to email or call!
Things You Should NOT Do
Do not drink alcohol. This removes water from the system and can actually intensify the effects of the alcohol.
Do not plan heavy duty activities as you will feel great and you will want to maintain this.
Do not nap on the couch as you will likely sleep much longer than anticipated and can create soreness from the uncomfortable position.
