Most people know that a good massage makes you feel good and relaxed, but did you know that massage has other benefits, including help with serious medical conditions? A professional massage therapist does much more than just rub sore muscles. They move both the surface skin and deep tissue of the body in a specific way, with constant pressure and depth, to achieve total wellness for the body.

At least one in four American adults takes medication for depression and/or anxiety. Massage can relieve both to some extent, perhaps even completely. Massage Denver increases the amount of oxygen in the blood that gets to organs and tissues and reduces stress hormones, making the receiver more relaxed and less prone to anxiety. Pregnant women past their due date and facing medical inducement can see a massage therapist for natural techniques to induce labor. Massage for women in labor, and the resulting ability to be less anxious, makes for a shorter, easier labor, which leads to fewer Caesareans and a better outcome for the birth and maternal health. Massage can also reduce blood pressure, at least for a while, so regular appointments would be necessary. It is hard to tell if your blood pressure is too high, so check with your physician before discontinuing your blood pressure medication. If your physician says you need to get your heart rate down, massage can also help with that, along with regular exercise.

Massage helps with pain in several ways. It can relieve low back pain, which plagues many people, some of whom resort to surgery for relief. Often the surgery fails to help with the pain. The Group Health Research Institute in Seattle showed positively that massage relieves low back pain, although the exact cause is still unknown. Many others, who suffer from debilitating migraines or tension headaches, are helped by massage. Research from the Touch Institute at the University of Miami School of Medicine has shown remarkable results for migraine sufferers who use massage for relief. Massage is also often part of the recovery from muscle injuries, whether from a car accident or participating in a sport, by stretching out muscles that have become contracted. In fact, massage can help enough with all kinds of pain, resulting in a reduction in your use of pain medication. For those who struggle with the pain and stiffness of arthritis, massage helps with pain, range of motion and joint flexibility. When massage is done on the hands, it can lead to better, stronger grip for those with arthritis.

Massage is known to boost your immune system, contributing to overall health, and can even reduce the appearance of scars and stretch marks. With massage, it is impossible to do a double-blind random placebo clinical study to positively confirm to the medical community that it helps medically. Any client getting a phony massage can tell, and that would ruin the chance of a placebo effect. However, millions of grateful clients can't be wrong. When you seek help for a health problem, consider seeing a Denver massage therapist first.