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Therapeutic Massage Can Relieve Your Pain


Massage is most effective in dealing with muscle or connective tissue pain. Common conditions such as myalgia, rheumatism, or myofascitis are conditions that are often very effectively treated with therapeutic massage as part of an overall regiment.
Some of the factors that may make massage effective are; increased blood and lymph circulation, tissue flexibility or pliable, reduced metabolic waste, inhibitory reflexes, decreased cortisol levels, decreased sympathetic hyper activity and reduced muscle tone. We accomplish this through the application of many massage modalities. (read massage definitions)

Not all painful conditions can be addressed by massage or soft tissue manipulation. Conditions directly resulting from nutrient deficiency, or sever nerve or soft tissue damage are least likely to benefit. Under such conditions, if we cannot help you , we will help fine someone who can help.


How We Help Relieve Pain

There are several approaches that we may use to relieve your pain. First, we access the possible causes of your pain; through simple orthopedic and kinesiological testing (muscle testing), a small discussion about "stress style" daily activities, diet, etc. we will together try to pin point the most likely sources of the pain. We then use a variety of soft tissue techniques
(read massage definitions)
Also read about (TMS)

Causes of Pain

Sources of pain can often be narrowed down to a few categories. Most often there is a variety of causes for every person and every condition.

  • Structural damage; strain, sprain, torn ligaments, etc.
  • Tissue to toxicity from over use or poor diet
  • Tissue malnourishment from chronic muscle tightness, poor circulation, and congestive lymphatic circulation
  • Structural strain from poor posture or repetitive actions
  • Scar tissue from old injuries
  • Emotional / mental stress (Somatic)
  • Poor diet
  • Metabolic disorders


After we understand the cause or source your pain, we then establish an appropriate treatment.

Some people and conditions respond very well to the use of moist heat and/or  mineral compress and light massage. Other people and conditions respond best with structural re-education, passive stretching and strong massage. Every person is cared for with all their uniqueness considered.(read massage definitions)

Let us help you determine which is the best massage treatment for you.


Relaxation and the natural sedation from massage relieves pain.

Relaxation is an important part of any treatment no matter how intense or focused. We make sure that each therapeutic massage session is comfortable and relaxing, even if there is pain present.



Prevention is key

Stress - mental and physical, cause "break down". The cells, the different body tissue, the organs, eventually some where in one of the systems there is  "break down". Normal cellular functioning is disrupted, the most easily recognized circumstance in which the "break down" is evident is in the case of chronic mental stress causing decreased functioning of the immune system.
Disease is essential the breakdown of the normal healthy cells functioning. By the time disease is recognized by modern medical professional, at the cellular level the issue is already very wide spread. Medical treatment when an illness has already become evident equates to "closing the barn door after the horse is already out".
Prevention is the key, keep your cells healthy, your mind peaceful, everything else will follow suit. Pain cycle mechanisms will have no place to take hold.


Your Natural approach to Pain Relief and Prevention

There are many factors that converge simultaneously to cause pain, thus relief is often not easily found. Many of the pain relieving drugs that are available today have side effects that range from mild to severe. For some individuals the drugs side effects are not worth the benefit itself, some medications simply don't work at all.


Natural pain relieving tools and products are now available to the public, new products hit the market everyday. Some are straight up gimmicks that take advantage of peoples need to find relief. While other products may or may not work... the best remedies to try first are the lease invasive and least detrimental, that is
massage,
supplements,
stress reduction,
bio feed back,
acupuncture, etc.


Home care suggestions

Epsom salt bath
peppermint essential oil
stretching
deep breathing
self massage with trigger point tools
(more to come on these home care topics)