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Back pain is one of
the not-so-pleasant gifts of the modern sedentary lives, which are
low on activity and high on stress. No matter how much we dislike its
existence, the fact is that back pain is here to stay and is
affecting a great number of people the world over. The best remedy,
therefore, is to understand it as best as you could and deal with it
without depending too much on the medication.
Back pain is caused by a number of
reasons including wrong posture or injury. However, there is one
thing that always works in nearly all kinds of back pain- massage. A
good massage not only relaxes aching muscles but can also accelerate
the healing process. A few researches conducted lately found that
massage can not only reduce back pain but can also cure insomnia
besides boosting one’s overall immunity. Perhaps that’s the
reason why an increasing number of hospitals consider massage as a
part of regular therapies.
Studies have not been able to find as
to what is it about the massage that makes it so effective, though
there is no denying the fact that it indeed works better and faster
than many conventional therapies in certain circumstances. Massages
have been found to cut down the levels of stress hormone, cortisol,
and boost the feel-good hormones, dopamine and serotonin.
However, unlike its
connection with hormones, its connection with better healing is far
better understood and explained. Massage helps healing process
because massaging improves blood flow to the damaged area. This makes
the affected part heal better and sooner. A regular massage can,
thus, make one’s muscle injury heal faster.
The relaxation a good massage provides
slows down the heart rate, thereby reducing blood pressure and also
soothes our pain receptors, which gives us an overall sense of well
being.
So, if you are suffering from backache,
a good massage can relieve pain to a large extent and can make you
feel better. Massage makes the muscles flexible, which reduces the
chances of their getting hurt by a sudden jerk of movement.
Therefore, massage emerges as one of
the more dependable form of therapies, and the best part is that it
has no side effects that could come to haunt one later in life.
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