Do you go to your local spa for a massage a few times a year? Or perhaps your other half treats you to one at home on special occasions?
Well you’d be crazy not to have one every so often given that they have the potential to benefit your body and health. Intrigued? So were we!
- Massages are known to encourage blood circulation around the body. This is because the muscles and tissues in the body are being stimulated by pressure. Chemicals are also released, due to the relaxation aspect, which also benefit circulation. Who ever knew science could be so interesting?
- Whether you have hurt your back playing tennis, pulled a muscle trying to show that you can still do a cartwheel at the age of 23 or managed to hurt your neck by squeezing it through a tight-fitting dress, massage can ease the pain. With regular massage and treatment your muscle injury will be eased in no time.
- According to research you can massage your stomach to combat the lovely condition known as constipation. No it’s not the most pleasant thing to talk about but yes it does happen to everyone. All it takes is a little bit of oil or soap and some gentle circular motions over your abdominal area.
- Similarly massage can help to ease period cramps. So the next time it feels like your uterus is trying to escape from your body out through your stomach in the style of Alien, get your man to give your tummy a rub. We’d like to point out that chocolate is also said to help if that’s something you’d be keen to try? Hey, you’ve got to do what you’ve got to do!
- Head massages are also said to ease migraine pain. This is interlinked with the ability of massage to improve circulation and ease muscle tension. Both of these things can cause headaches and migraine. Of course for extreme cases, medication prescribed by your doctor will be necessary.
- You can even increase your flexibility through massage. During massages your muscles, joints and tendons are all worked through the motion and pressure applied. This makes the parts of your body more used to movement which reduces the chance of injury and stiffness. It could also come in handy for a night of… Twister!
- If you suffer from insomnia you might just benefit from a massage. Massage has the power to relax you and even put you to sleep on the table for half an hour. While it can be embarrassing, especially when you wake up drooling with the masseur staring at you, it can be the very thing you need!
- The ability of massage to lower blood pressure is interlinked with its ability to tackle stress. Again this is all to do with the fact that massage encourages relaxation and eases tension. It is important, at any age, to keep your blood pressure under control. If a massage is the way to do that, then so be it!
If we’d known that massage could help with these ailments we would have moved into a spa years ago! Awk well, we’ll just have to make sure we get one more often. But before we or you do, it is important to consult a doctor beforehand, especially if you are undertaking massage for medical purposes.
