Manage your stress with massage therapy!

Stress is part of life. It doesn’t matter if you are a corporate CEO or the CEO of your home as a stay-at-home parent; you are going to be stressed out at some point. How do you manage your stress? How often do you take action to reverse the physical side effects of stress? We would like to dedicate this post to explaining some of the benefits of massage therapy as a stress management technique. 

According to published studies, massage therapy clearly reduces various types of stress. For example, a study done on children who survived a natural disaster like a hurricane benefited from massage in a way that it decreased their levels of depression, anxiety and the stress hormone cortisol. Preschool children who are massaged by their parents show better behavior, fall asleep sooner and have more restful nap periods. In adults, massage combined with music therapy and other relaxation techniques significantly reduce the levels of fatigue, stress, and depression, while increasing energy. Massage has also been demonstrated to lower blood pressure and anxiety levels in adults suffering from hypertension.

Massage therapy has become a significant part of general health care for many people living in today’s stressful world. Many professionals and even traditional healthcare systems all throughout the world recognize that traditional means of managing stress such as in massage therapy could be effective in treating chronic ailments caused by stress and could can and contribute to a higher sense of general well-being.

To many, stress management through massage therapy is considered as the modern antidote for stress because it helps combat stress by trying to reduce the tension build up in the muscles. Massage therapists target body parts, which are prone to stress, and work to relax tight and tense muscles while improving circulation, recovery time, and immune system function, which reduce overall stress.  Aside from boosting the body’s immune system, massage therapy also prevents the decrease in circulation and nutrient delivery to tissues which many people who are stressed often are prone with.

So if you’re feeling stressed because of life, work, love, money, or any of the millions of other stress triggers that life has to offer, consider getting a professional massage to relief the symptoms of stress and improve your overall health.

Here at Structura Body Therapies we are concerned with the overall performance of the body and understand the importance of all areas of health and massage therapy. We treat patients with all types of needs from automobile accident related injuries to sports performance work.

Please contact us today for any information needed related to massage or structural integration.