Does Chronic Pain Limit Your Activity and Keep
You From Focusing on Things you Care About?
Therapeutic Massage and Myofascial Release Can Loosen Your
Pain Points and Provide Immediate Relief
 Hannah
(not her real name) suffered a severe cervical sprain, more
commonly known as a whiplash, in an accident several years
ago. It damaged ligaments in her neck and left the vertebrae
out of their natural position. Now she suffers from chronic
muscle tightness and arthritis in her neck. Compensating for
the neck injury, the muscles in her shoulders and upper back
can get unusually tight and painful.
Hannah has opted for monthly massage appointments with Ann
to treat the injury and its consequences. Her sessions typically
blend classic Swedish massage and myofascial release.
She has found that a regular schedule of treatments has helped
her find significant relief. It manages her discomfort, and
stays ahead of any debilitating pain.
How Massage and Myofascial Release Might Help You
Our bodies really take a beating as we go through life.
- Aging
- Injuries
- Surgery
- Acute Illness
- Emotional duress
- Addictions
- Childhood or adulthood abuse
- Rigors of exercising
- Effects of living a sedentary lifestyle
- Chronic illness such as cancer and its treatments, Parkinson’s
Disease, or Fibromyalgia.
- Being a care-giver of someone suffering a chronic illness.
Muscles tighten up. Joints get stiff. Injuries happen. We
lose our straight posture and stoop forward. We suffer lower
back pain. Our shoulders and neck carry our stress and become
increasingly inflexible. Our bodies hold our emotional and
spiritual energy. That’s a lot to carry!
Under the wear and tear of life, our natural flow of energy
gets blocked. Regular massage and myofascial release help open
up those areas of congestion.
These therapies:
- help us stand upright.
- keep our life energy flowing normally.
- treat areas of chronic pain.
- help us relax.
How Does This Happen?
Swedish Massage
Swedish Massage, created in Europe, is the classic kind of
massage people usually think of when they hear the word "massage." It
is a combination of sliding movements and kneading techniques.
It can also include the therapist gently stretching and bending
joints. This therapy improves circulation of both blood and
lymphatic system and helps muscle tissue relax.
Myofascial Release
 "Fascia" is
the thin sheath of a protein called collagen. It covers so
much of our body. Each individual cell, each muscle fiber and
groups of fibers making the muscle tissue are all covered in
this thin sheet. Nerves, blood vessels, bones, ligaments, tendons,
and organs—they are all enclosed by fascia. When the fascia
is bound up, it inhibits the natural of the muscle fibers.
Stress, injury, surgery, emotional difficulties, exercise,
and a sedentary lifestyle can all cause fascia to stiffen up,
or loosen up, or get inflamed.
What we commonly call "knots" in our muscles are
really places where the fascia causes muscle fibers to stick
together. This limits their mobility. Using massage and myofascial
release, Ann is able to loosen the fascia. This reduces pain.
It brings the muscle, tendon, or ligament closer to its natural
and healthy state.
Is This For You?
Ann, with over 20 years in this field, has vast experience
in recognizing subtle problems in the body. She is a lifelong
learner with many different techniques at her disposal. She
also has grown into the wisdom to know when to use them most
effectively.
Do you recognize your posture is declining? Ann might well
be able to help you.
Maybe you suffer chronic or frequent pain from an injury
or illness? It’s worth reaching out to Ann to see if she can
reduce or relieve your suffering.
Are you stiffening up from your workout routine? Therapeutic
massage will likely help release tension from your muscles.
It makes them more pliable. It lowers the risk of future injury
to them.
Today is as good a day as any to give your body the extra
care it deserves. If you have any questions, please call Ann
at 402.718.1337 or email her at getcst369@gmail.com.
Would you like to schedule an appointment? Fill out the form
on the right side of this page or go to Vagaro.com.
Pictures from: https://pixabay.com/en/back-massage-deep-tissue-massage-2852486/ and https://pixabay.com/en/massage-shoulder-relaxation-massage-389716/
Content written by Carmala
Aderman. |
