Benefits of Massage Therapy

Massage, like chiropractic, is based on the basic idea that the body has the ability to heal and regulate itself. Massage therapy mostly focuses on the muscle systems of the body. If muscles become imbalanced, shortened, or tightened, it can cause muscles on the opposing side of the body to become strained. This can cause pain, weakened circulation, and a multitude of other issues. Massage therapy stretches and softens the muscle groups to begin to correct the stress on the muscles.

When coupled with chiropractic care, massage therapy can address the sources of stress and pain to allow you to begin to achieve a happier and healthier life. Most patients that receive regular massage therapy tend to enjoy a faster and more complete recovery from pain. Another benefit of chiropractic care coupled with massage therapy is that patients are more relaxed before their chiropractic adjustment, so their spine tends to stay properly aligned longer because the muscle tension has been released and joints are less likely to pull themselves out of alignment again.

Combining massage therapy and chiropractic adjustments offers a powerful, synergistic, and holistic approach to address pain, improve mobility, reduce stress, and improving overall health and wellbeing. When coupled together it addresses both the body's structural alignment (chiropractic care) and its soft tissues (massage therapy). 

Here's how Massage Therapy and Chiropractic Care work together and the benefits of combining both together:

• Improved Pain Relief: Chiropractic adjustments target the root cause of pain by addressing spinal misalignments, while massage therapy offers immediate relief by relaxing tight muscles and reducing inflammation.

• Enhanced Mobility and Flexibility: Chiropractic adjustments restore proper alignment, alleviating restrictions and improving range of motion. Massage therapy relaxes muscles, making adjustments easier and further improving flexibility and mobility.

• Faster Healing: Both massage and chiropractic care promote circulation, which is crucial for healing. Massage therapy facilitates blood flow, delivering oxygen and nutrients to tissues and removing waste products. Chiropractic adjustments ensure optimal nervous system function, further enhancing the body's healing processes.

• Reduced Stress and Anxiety: Both massage and chiropractic care can help reduce stress by calming the nervous system and promoting relaxation. Massage therapy lowers cortisol levels and boosts serotonin and dopamine, while chiropractic adjustments reduce nervous system tension.

• Improved Posture: By addressing both spinal alignment and muscle tension, this combination can help improve posture and prevent future pain.

• Longer-Lasting Benefits: The relaxing effect of massage therapy helps muscles adapt to the new alignment achieved by chiropractic adjustments, leading to longer-lasting pain relief and improved function.

• Potential for Faster Recovery: Combining both massage and chiropractic care allows you to address multiple factors causing discomfort simultaneously, potentially speeding up the recovery process from conditions and/or injuries. 

Several patients have asked about the timing of massage therapy in relation to the chiropractic adjustments. This can depend on individual needs and treatment goals. Massage therapy can be performed:

• Before adjustments: To loosen tight muscles and tissues, making the chiropractic adjustment more effective.

• After adjustments: To help muscles adapt to the new spinal alignment and reduce post-adjustment soreness. 

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