A daily self-administered massage for stress can go a long way to alleviate and prevent stress, which could lead to stiff and achy muscles in the shoulders, back and neck. Stress is also the biggest culprit when it comes to symptoms of high blood pressure, headaches and palpitations. A good preventative massage is the Hellerwok massage for stress.
Over more than 120 years, massage for stress has been proven to aid mind, soul and body by creating a peaceful and calm sense of well-being and relieving the tension that builds up daily.
It has also been found that massage decreases anxiety and respiratory rates and also help to increase white blood cells. Hence, massage benefits the immune system. Results from the James Cancer Hospital & Research Institute found that cancer patients experienced less anxiety and pain after they received a therapeutic massage.
The University of South Carolina found that therapeutic massage helped women who experienced the loss of a child were not as depressed. Massage also helps to improve weight gain in infants that are HIV-exposed and is also beneficial to the recovery of abdominal surgery patients.
There are many benefits of massage for stress. It helps to decrease blood pressure and heart rate in hypertension sufferers and alleviating migraines. It also helps to improve alertness and improved performance.
Whilst massage cannot enhance muscle strength, it can certainly arouse frail dormant muscles and also balance out the lack of activity due to infirmity or injury. Massage also speeds up recovery after a touch training session or sports injury.
Research on autistic children proved that massages helped them behave less erratically. Premature babies benefited from massage and gained weight more quickly. Burn patients experienced less pain, itching, tension and anxiety when they were massaged.
Office workers who received massage for stress reported better performance, less stress and higher alertness. Doctors report that stress is the cause of up to 90% of ailments that bring people into the physician’s office. People miss the old school touch of a caring doctor or nurse.
The physical benefits of a good therapeutic massage include: stress relieve, muscle relaxation, healing of injured muscles, flexibility of joints, easier and deeper breathing, improved posture, reduced eye-strain and reduced blood pressure.
Mental alertness, peace of mine and heightened mind-body awareness are only some of the mental benefits of massage for stress.
Giving yourself a massage twice a week will work wonders to help release tension. Invest in a foot spa or soak both feet in a hot tub, infused with a drop of peppermint oil which boasts anti-inflammatory and antiseptic properties and aids circulation. Relax by thinking happy thoughts and breathing slowly and deeply. After twenty minutes, use a soft warm towel to pat the feet dry gently. Start your massage by gently squeezing the calf muscles to relieve muscle tension. Rotating the ankles five times in both directions will ease joint stiffness. Stroke the anklebones softly and use a press and release motions on the soles of the feet and on the thumb pads to help relaxation and circulation.
Massage therapy is beneficial in particular to those who have suffered sickness, injury or trauma, whilst massage for stress should be part of the daily regime for everyone.
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