03/05/2020
➡ DO YOU HAVE NECK PAIN? HERE ARE 4 WAYS MASSAGE CAN HELP 💆♀
What Causes Neck Pain❓
An estimated 50 percent of adults report having neck pain each year.
People frequently come to massage businesses with the complaint of chronic neck pain.
A neck crick, a neck catch and spinal pain symptoms tend to blend together, so it can be extraordinarily difficult to parcel out if the cause is a slight spine malfunction, muscular or structural displacement, or mental anxiety that may be amplifying the pain.
➡ Some of the most common causes of true neck pain include:
🔘Compression sprains
🔘Aggressive joint popping
🔘Whiplash
➡ Massage for Neck Pain: How it Helps
1⃣ Massage around the client’s spine can be soothing as the muscles that surround the cervical spine may alleviate tension within the neck.
Moreover, any amount of touch and relaxation massage for neck pain may be beneficial.
Much of neck pain is chronic, and those who suffer from it may experience constant anxiety and excessive sympathetic nervous system activity in response to the pain.
2⃣ While there is certainly validity to the approach of massaging the neck area that is sore or distressed, there are also theories that suggest different areas of the body are connected to others, such as the lower back being connected to the feet, so overall attention to the spine in general is important.
Research shows the client’s emotional and physical health before experiencing a trauma like a car accident or sports injury has a lot do with how much pain they will experience afterwards.
3⃣ This is part of the general belief in the power of prevention: massage for neck pain is not just for pain management, but for reducing the need for it before a trauma or accident even happens.
At one time, this emphasis on pre-trauma health was assumptive but now is increasingly based on research and evidence.
Research shows “The greatest predictors of persistent neck pain following a motor vehicle collision relate to psychological distress and aspects of pre-collision health rather than to various attributes of the collision itself.”
4⃣ Massage sessions scheduled at regular intervals will have the biggest benefit on neck pain.
✅ Additional Benefits
Aside from neck pain relief, receiving massage therapy regularly can also help in improving your posture and flexibility, reducing blood pressure, increasing your range of motion, promoting relaxation and relieving stress.