Discover massage and its benefits on stress-related conditions!
Stress is part of everyday life. For example, when you feel a rush before an important interview, or when you are rushing to avoid missing the bus or subway in the morning, or when you suddenly press the brake pedal to avoid an accident.
Adrenaline increases the heart rate, cortisol increases blood sugar, muscles contract and energy is redirected from the digestive and immune systems to the "fight or flight" response, the way the body has reacted to stress since archaic times. Although this reaction is essential to individual survival, and ultimately to the survival of the species, there must be moments of respite and relaxation, otherwise stress can become an enemy of health and well-being.
When stress becomes negative, you can face problems like: headachesheartburn, burning sensation in the stomach, high blood pressure, chest pain, restlessness, anxietyunsatisfactory sleep or aggravation of other chronic problems. So it's important to take a break and recharge your batteries by doing what relaxes you. Yoga, meditationrunning or other outdoor or indoor sports, dancing or massage. Massage is an ideal way to fight stress, facilitating relaxing, combating muscle soreness and improving joint mobility and circulation.
Massage and the benefits on stress-related conditions. Here are some of the benefits of massage in the fight against the signs of stress:
Activation of the stress reaction leads to generalized muscle tension. When the stress disappears, the muscles return to their normal state, but after prolonged periods of stress, the muscles remain constantly tense, leading to joint pain, headaches, chronic back or neck pain. Massage therapy relieves muscle tension, decreases stiffness and pain. Specialized massage therapists return muscles to a state of relaxation, reducing pain caused by stress, using specific techniques of rubbing, stretching or applying pressure to specific nerve points. An American study has shown that the benefits of massage in treating chronic back pain are comparable to the benefits of other effective therapies such as medication, acupunctureexercise or yoga.
Massage promotes healthy sleep, because during and immediately after the massage session, the body is more relaxed and dopamine and serotonin levels are improved. Fluctuations in different brain waves are known to either relax or wake you up. Massage promotes the delta waves associated with deep sleep, which is why it's so easy to fall asleep on the massage table.
In addition to myalgia or back pain, massage can relieve headaches. One study showed that regular massage reduces the number and intensity of migraine episodes. In addition, specialists have shown that just 30 minutes of massage can relieve the pain of tension headaches. And they reduce the anxiety and stress caused by the sensation of painful pressure at the cephalic extremity.
Stress has negative effects on beauty too. Massage stimulates lymphatic drainageIt accelerates the elimination of toxins from the body and improves blood circulation, improving the appearance of sagging and dehydrated skin, dull complexion and lack of vitality hair. You can turn to specialists in facial massage professionally or you can try massaging your skin and scalp at home for a few minutes every day for visible results: radiant skin and reduced hair loss.
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Anca Grecu
DOCTOR IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND SPORT
GENERAL MANAGER
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