Conditions Commonly Treated with Massage Therapy Include:
- Sports Injuries
- Neck and shoulder pain
- Low back pain
- Rotator Cuff Injuries
- Sciatica
- Post-Surgical Treatment
- Whiplash
- Repetitive Overuse Syndromes such as Iliotibial Band Syndrome (ITBS), Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Achilles Tendonitis
Circulation is the mechanism your body uses to bring nutrients and oxygen into working muscles. Tight and fatigued muscles have decreased circulation, leading to stagnation of metabolic wastes and delayed recovery through reduced nutrient delivery. Massage helps flush out metabolic waste and increase circulation for optimal muscle recovery.
Athletes participating in regular training and competition frequently experience repetitive microtrauma associated with their chosen sport. These microtrauma events accumulate over time until the body no longer has adequate adaptive capacity leading to pain and sports injuries. Massage therapy is an effective strategy for unloading repetitive microtrauma.
Sprains and Strains are also common injuries among sports participants. Modern medicine has demonstrated that early return to activity and restoring normal range of motion (ROM) are critical for favorable outcomes in acute sports injuries. Much of the pain experienced with an acute sprain/strain is due to tissue disruption and accumulated inflammation. Acute tissue disruption and associated inflammation can lead to excessive scar tissue formation, resulting in chronic pain and dysfunction. Massage therapy utilizes treatment techniques that have an immediate and dramatic favorable influence over the healing process, improving function in the short term and decreasing the likelihood of chronic pain and dysfunction.