Message to Get Well

Massage therapy has a long history in all societies and culture in the world. This is often considered as part of complementary and alternative medicine. From 1970's it has become very popular among Americans.   The equipment that is widely used in massage parlous and by the therapists includes specialized massage tables and chairs to position recipients during massage. An orthopedic pillow can be used to correct body positioning.  Ergonomic chairs have similar use as massage table.  These are either stationary or portable.  A Vichy shower is a form of hydro-therapy done with a series of adjustable shower nozzles fixed over the supine clients in shallow wet bed. Similar to Vichy shower, sometimes a dry-water massage bed is used.

Most of us are not aware that chiropractor helps us greatly in pain relief without the use of medication or surgery.  They are probably best known for bringing relief to back pain and neck pain but they are also good for relieving jaws pain, headaches and dizziness. They will begin by taking medical history and then conducting a special exam. Chiropractic care is all about spinal manipulation into a proper alignment the body will naturally heal itself.

In Swedish massage the therapist uses long strokes, kneading, deep circular movements, vibration and tapping.  Sports massage is use especially to the needs of the athletics.  Among many examples, there is deep tissue massage which focuses on my official trigger points. The muscle “knots “which are painful when pressed and may cause symptoms elsewhere in the body. A massage session can be fairly brief but may also last an hour even longer. The review of some clinical trials has found evidence that massage tarpon springs might be useful for chronic low back pain.  Also a study of a large number of patients with chronic neck pain highlighted that therapeutic massage was more beneficial than conventional treatment in terms of improving functions and relieving symptoms.  Some theory suggests that massage might stimulate the release of certain chemicals in the body such as serotonin or endorphin or cause beneficial mechanical changes in the body.

Some cautions need to be adopted about massage therapy. 

·Vigorous massage should be avoided by people with bleeding disorders or low blood platelet counts and by people taking blood thinning medications such as warfarnin. 

·In any area of the body with blood clots, fractures, open or healing wounds, skin infections or weaken bones such as from osteoporosis or cancer or where there has been a recent surgery, the massage should be avoided.