Massage is one of the relaxing ways to relieve your body from aches and stress. The massage strokes aid in releasing muscle tension, bring relief to joint stiffness, improves blood circulation throughout the body, opens up the skin pores, helps in the smooth functioning of the internal organs of the body and repairs and renews body cells and tissues.
A masseuse or massage therapists, as they are more clinically known, employ kneading, rubbing, pulling, wringing and gliding strokes to various parts of a person’s body as treatment for minor aches and pains or relaxation for stress relief.
The type of massage to be applied will depend on an individual’s need. Presently, there are about 80 different massage styles ranging from the moderate and gentle to the more intense and forceful strokes. The Swedish massage is one of the more popular gentle massage styles that are good for easing tense muscles, improve blood circulation and promote relaxation. The slow strokes and intense pressure of the Deep-tissue massage penetrates to a deeper layer of muscles and is good for relieving chronic muscle tension and body aches. Trigger-point massage therapy is widely used to treat muscle injury and the more forceful strokes applied to can be painful and uncomfortable.
When done by a skilled professional, massage is considered safe. Massage can be alternative therapy for anyone seeking relief from tense and tight muscles and minor body aches and pains or just simply to pep up from the effort and stress of everyday life.
