BENEFITS OF A MASSAGE

Massage for Back Pain: Back pain can occur periodically to everyone depending on one's activity of daily life.
There is a higher google search for “back pain” and “back massage” than for shoulders, knees, hand, neck, or other parts of the body.
Your back has so many hard-working muscles and ligaments that it's easy to experience strain and pain in different areas throughout your life. According to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, back pain is the second most common neurological ailment in the United States. And the American Chiropractic Association estimates that eight of every ten people are troubled by back pain at some point.
The Journal of the American Academy of Family Physicians reports that when controlled studies tested the effects of therapeutic massage, it was found that people experiencing back pain received greater relief from soft tissue manipulation and massage than from a placebo. When a study in the International Journal of Neuroscience compared massage therapy to muscle relaxation, the group of test subjects who received massage reported feeling less anxiety, pain and depression than people in the other group.
Massage can help alleviate the muscle spasms which occur when your rib or thoracic joints lose mobility, thereby helping those joints function better. It's even possible to increase the mobility of your sacroiliac joint or tailbone by massaging the gluteal muscles and releasing tension in the tissues. Along with enhancing other types of medical treatment, back massage therapy can provide significant relief of incidental or chronic pain. Whether chronic pain is due to limited mobility of the vertebral, pelvic and rib joints or to compression of nerves through muscle spasm, disease or structural dysfunction, it helps to find a professional therapist who's experienced in back massage.
Your body can function better from receiving a massage because of increased circulation, which brings newly oxygenated blood to your muscles and transports metabolic waste away from your internal organs. Back massage therapy also provides greater flexibility, since relaxed muscles and limber joints allow for improved range of motion. Depending on your goals and situation, your massage therapist may recommend one specific type of massage or a blend of several. These include: Swedish or Therapeutic Massage, Deep tissue Massage, or Hot Stone Massage. Each type of massage has its own benefits, so be sure to discuss your back pain with your therapist at The Three Knot Elephant. Overall, back pain can diminish from getting a massage and allow you to feel more relaxed, relieved, and ease stress/tension.