What Is Massage Therapy?
Massage therapy is commonly used to help those whose muscles have experienced prolonged overuse. It also helps by loosening up any tight areas and makes recovering from an injury, strain, or pull much easier. Come into ProActive Physiotherapy for a south Edmonton massage today.
How Can Massage Therapy Help Me?
Massage therapy is an excellent strategy to relax your muscles along with relieving stress. Here at ProActive Physiotherapy, we know everyone deals with at least some degree of stress that hurts their body. Our massage therapists are eager to help you feel relaxed and to reduce your stress.
5 Reasons To See A Massage Therapist:
- Improved sleep quality. A relaxing massage will help you sleep better at night by reducing the strain that your muscles have on you. Releasing muscle tension allows you to feel and sleep more comfortably overall. It has also been found to help those with other miscellaneous health issues that make it very difficult to sleep at all.
- Maintaining Health. Massage therapy will improve health and increase your ability to fight off infection along with other health issues. The body can do this because of the increased blood cell count and activity that derives from massage therapy.
- Massage therapy relieves pain. A massage is a great way to increase circulation in the body, which in turn helps alleviate and reduce pain. Whether your pain is minimal or chronic, a massage can help combat that pain and get you back to stress and a pain-free lifestyle. Since most of us do not sit or stand with the correct posture, most of us could benefit from a massage to reduce the stress on our shoulders and back.
- Anxiety and stress reduction. Not only does massage therapy help improve your physical health but it can also help to reduce stress and anxiety. Massage therapy releases feel-good hormones by relaxing your muscles. It also makes sense that you would be less stressed with more relaxed muscles.
- Improve athletic performance. Massage therapy can help to increase your flexibility, range of motion, and strength in your muscles. All of these factors help to increase athletic performance.
Book an appointment with ProActive Physiotherapy today if you think a south Edmonton massage would be beneficial for you. We have massage and physiotherapists eager to help you lead a pain-free and stress-free life.
