Massage Clarksville Tennessee By DC Royalty, Licensed Massage Therapist AND Homeopathy  931.645.6195
139 Dean Drive, Suite 7, Clarksville TN 37040
Massage Clarksville By DC Royalty, LMT and Homeopathy
  • Massage Clarksville By DC Royalty, Licensed Massage Therapist and Homeopathy
    • About DC
    • Blog
  • Types of Massage
    • Medical Massage
    • Pet/Animal Massage
  • Price + Gift Certificates
    • Gift Certificates
  • How To Contact DC
    • Natural Healing With Homeopathy
    • Newsletters About Massage >
      • What Is Holistic Medicine?
      • What Happens During A Massage?
      • My First Massage
      • The True Benefits Of Massage Therapy
      • Massage Feels Good & Is Beneficial
      • Get the Most From Your Next Massage
      • Importance of Communication During Massage
      • Most Popular Type Of Massage
      • There Is More Than One Kind of Massage
      • Feel Ill The Day After Massage?
      • Relaxation, Medical & Sports Massage Differences
      • Cancer Massage
      • Acne on Back? Massage?
      • Fibromyalgia & Massage
      • Massage & Reduced Pain After Heart Surgery
      • Massage For Inflammation After Exercise
      • Massage & Ill-Related Stress
      • Exercise & Massage
      • Massage & Your Office Job
      • Massage & High Blood Pressure
      • Massage and Sleep
      • Massage and Osteoarthritis of the Knee
      • Massage and Alzheimer's Disease
      • Massage and Low Back Pain
      • Massage For Seniors
      • Massage and Multiple Sclerosis
      • Massage & Pregnancy
      • Can Massage Help With Migraine Pain?
      • Complementary & Alternative Medicine (CAM) Statistics

Consumer Reports

9/4/2016

0 Comments

 
​Should You Try Massage for Back Pain?How a rubdown compares with other treatments like physical therapy and acupuncture
By Consumer Reports



A soothing massage might feel relaxing, but could it have real health benefits, too? Documented in early Egyptian tomb paintings and Chinese writings from as far back as 2700 B.C., massage involves a range of techniques for rubbing the body to relieve muscle tension and pain. For example, Swedish massage employs long strokes and kneading movements, and deep tissue massage uses focused, intense pressure in tight or painful areas.
Today, Americans are increasingly turning to massage. According to the National Center for Health Statistics, the proportion of Americans who got massage therapy increased by 38% between 2002 and 2012. Users typically seek out a trained massage therapist (not a medical doctor) and can spend anywhere from $40 to $250 or more per hour, depending on where they live, the type of massage, and the setting. (Expect to pay more at a fancy spa.)
Does It Work?“Limited research suggests that massage therapy might ease lower back pain—a condition that affects eight in 10 adults at some point in their lives,” says Consumer Reports chief medical adviser Marvin M. Lipman, M.D. For example, a 2015 review of 25 small to midsized clinical trials conducted by researchers with the independent Cochrane Library. It found that among people with lower back pain lasting more than four weeks, massage provided better relief than either no treatment or a "placebo" treatment—such as lightly touching the skin.
Massage therapy also appeared to relieve discomfort better, on average, than treatments like acupuncture, traction, and relaxation exercises. Most important, when compared to no treatment or a placebo treatment, massage improved functions such as walking ability, sleep, and other important components of daily life.
The studies reviewed were small (124 people, on average), notes Andrea Furlan, M.D., Ph.D., the review’s lead author and a scientist at the Institute for Work & Health in Toronto. “I really believe massage is effective,” she says, “but we need bigger and better-designed clinical trials before we can be sure.”
So, how might massage ease discomfort? Scientists haven’t pinpointed a mechanism, but they think it might stimulate nerves that mute pain signals. Another theory suggests that massage may trigger the release of pain-reducing hormones called endorphins.
Research suggests that massage may have benefits beyond pain relief. For instance, a 2010 analysis of 17 clinical trials found that it may help relieve depression.
“Trying massage for back pain probably won’t hurt, and might help,” says Lipman. But if you try it, tell your practitioner beforehand about medical conditions you have and medicine you take. Massage isn’t appropriate for everyone. People taking blood thinners, such as warfarin (Coumadin or generic), for example, should avoid deep tissue massage because intense pressure could cause bruising.
0 Comments

Your comment will be posted after it is approved.


Leave a Reply.

    From DC Royalty

    Welcome! Great to Connect and Looking forward to continuing my massage therapy practice.  

    ​Thanks to all my past and current massage clients who have allowed me to work at a profession I love for the since 1992 right here in Clarksville, Tennessee!

    Archives

    December 2020
    November 2020
    October 2020
    September 2020
    July 2020
    June 2020
    May 2020
    April 2020
    March 2020
    February 2020
    January 2020
    December 2019
    November 2019
    October 2019
    September 2019
    August 2019
    July 2019
    June 2019
    May 2019
    April 2019
    March 2019
    February 2019
    January 2019
    December 2018
    November 2018
    October 2018
    September 2018
    August 2018
    July 2018
    June 2018
    May 2018
    April 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    January 2018
    December 2017
    November 2017
    October 2017
    September 2017
    August 2017
    July 2017
    June 2017
    May 2017
    April 2017
    March 2017
    February 2017
    January 2017
    December 2016
    November 2016
    October 2016
    September 2016
    August 2016
    July 2016
    June 2016
    May 2016
    January 2016
    November 2015
    June 2015
    April 2015
    March 2015
    February 2015
    January 2015

    Categories

    All

    RSS Feed

Proudly powered by Weebly