Benefits of Regular Massage Therapy

Your body is the primary tool that you use to interact with your world on a daily basis. It is comprised of a series of muscles, tendons and ligaments that is potentially limitless in its ability to produce sophisticated actions and movements. However, as incredible as the human body is, it is not impervious to wear and tear. Muscles in the body can become overworked which causes it to tighten and shorten. This is phenomenon is more commonly recognized as “knots” which are associated with symptoms such as soreness, aching pain, and dull diffuse pain. At times, these symptoms associated with “knots” can be potentially debilitating as they can limit your movement and your overall function. 

So how do you keep your body free of “knots”?

Enter Massage Therapy, a hands-on treatment method that focuses on relieving tension in overworked muscles and provides the following 4 main benefits listed below:

1. Reduce pain by freeing your movement:
Normalizing the length of tight overworked muscles through massage helps reduce pain and ultimately allowing you to move freely and confidently.

2. Reduce stress to improve sleep:
As you toss and turn in your sleep, you are subconsciously using your muscles to transition between sleeping positions. Overworked muscles it can potentially cause you significant discomfort and affect your sleep quality and increase your stress level. Addressing these areas with massage can improve your quality of sleep and reduce your stress levels. 

3. Emotional empowerment:
As discussed before, overworked muscles can limit everyday movements, at times creating the illusion that your body is not your own. Addressing these problem areas with massage can help resolve these limitations and provide you with a sense of empowerment. To help you feel good in your own skin.

4. Improving circulation:
Overworked muscles can compress other anatomical structures in their immediate surroundings such as blood vessels. Releasing tight muscles through massage can minimize the compressive forces and improve circulation. This, in turn, has other benefits such as optimizing nutrient flow to an area which can better facilitate healing and improve the overall quality of the muscles in the affected area.

So, whether you’re utilizing your body to break world records at an athletic event, or working overtime at the office it is important to take care of the most valuable tool in your toolbox.

Massage therapy is a safe and effective way to treat and maintain your body. Here at Ready Room we are driven and passionate about helping your body get READY and stay READY to pursue your passion and to help you achieve your health goals!

Rudy Budidharma
Registered Massage Therapist