Fight Back Pain With Massage

Fight Back Pain With Massage

With our hectic schedules and imbalanced lifestyle, back pain has become the most common complaint among people today. The Chiropractic Association conducted substantial research and concluded; eight out of every ten people face backache issues, at some point in their lives. The cause of this pain is not necessarily due to rigorous physical activity, but merely sitting in the same position for 8 to 9 working hours at a stretch.

Usually, the first area of the body that is affected is our back, due to the continuous stress on the back-bone, joints, ligaments and muscles. It is essential to treat this pain, before it leads to major health issues such as anxiety, insomnia-related stress, etc. in the future. One of the most effective remedies to this persistent problem is a relaxing Back Massage.

What can be better than opting for massage therapy to ease that nagging back pain!

The benefits of a massage are also scientifically proven. Hence, regular massage is advised by most renowned physiotherapists from across the globe, for complete, natural back pain relief. The diverse benefits of a back massage are as follows:

Massaging the gluteal muscles increases the mobility of sacroiliac joint and tail-bone. It releases tension from the tissues. It also aids in alleviating muscle spasms, when ribs or thoracic joints lose mobility, due to constant strain and pressure.

Massage therapy for the back also provides significant relief from incidental or chronic pain. Such pain is generally linked to limited mobility of vertebral, pelvic and rib joints, or through the compression of nerves, caused by muscle spasms. The best solution to this problem is a session of full-fledged massage therapy, from a professional registered therapist.

A back massage also provides other benefits, such as maintaining high levels of relaxation and reducing stress. This results in enhanced sleeping patterns, and also acts as a natural mood booster.

A proper back massage significantly improves blood circulation, which brings fresh, oxygenated blood to the muscles; and thus, it can keep you fresh, healthy and active. It also transports the accumulated metabolic waste away from internal organs, and leads to a good metabolism rate. For those of you looking for a healthy way to lose weight, back massage is a fantastic solution.

Back massage therapy certainly has countless benefits and guarantees a healthy lifestyle. It is a great way to indulge yourself and relax your senses. So, the next time that you experience chronic discomfort or are in just the perfect mood to pamper yourself, you know exactly what you should do!

Sunstone Registered Massage Therapy for back health and wellness in Woodbridge Ontario Vaughan. Re-Define Your Health. Telephone: 647-233-2569

Sciatica-Like Symptoms Vs Sciatic Nerve Damage: Prevent And Reduce Pain

Sciatica-Like Symptoms Vs Sciatic Nerve Damage

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Unless actual damage to the sciatic nerve has occurred or you've been diagnosed by a Medical Doctor, chances are you don't have true Sciatica.

Sciatica-like symptoms without any damage or diagnosis is very common compared to true Sciatica.  Sciatic like symptoms usually come from the gluteal muscles (buttock muscles). Symptoms mimic true sciatica with pain radiating down the entire back of the leg to the heel.  The difference with sciatic like problems is that the pain will diminish through the day, or the pain may not reach the heel but maybe mid-calf, or heat calms the discomfort.

With true sciatica, the pain is much more intolerable and consistent. Any movement at all creates more pain and a whole other approach to healing the damaged nerve is taken.

If you're unsure as to which you have, true sciatica or not, and you're in quite a lot of pain and discomfort. Better to be safe and visit your doctor immediately. Ice cold applications to your low back and buttocks in 5-10 min increments can help control the pain and inflammation until you get to your doctor.

Now let's say it's not true sciatica.  

The focus now becomes the muscles surrounding the entire length of the sciatic nerve including the nerve branches above (superior to) where the sciatic nerve begins (originates).

One particular muscle in the buttocks is highlighted as well. The Piriformis muscle (the sitting muscle) is a very important muscle because it comes in direct contact with the sciatic nerve. The nerve interacts with the muscle by passing just above, below or through the piriformis muscle.

Everybody is different and genetics influence positioning of the sciatic nerve in relation to the piriformis muscle. Tension from any muscle, including piriformis, along the sciatic nerve can pinch or press on the nerve creating sciatic like symptoms.

Piriformis is the muscle most likely to squeeze or interfere with the sciatic nerve.

Sunstone Registered Massage therapy can release these tense muscles, reset the muscle to a healthier length, and remove most pressure off of the sciatic nerve. Treatment to the gluteals would be ideal and would require verbal and written consent from the client first. Massage to the gluteal area can be performed directly to the skin or over the sheet, whichever your most comfortable with.

If you don't feel comfortable with massage to your buttocks, progress can be made through treatment of the muscles in close proximity, such as the hamstrings (back of thigh muscles) and low back muscles.

Targeting piriformis directly with gluteal contact is ideal, however. In addition to piriformis, all other muscles in close proximity to the sciatic will be treated, as well, to release adhesions, tension, spasms, increasing oxygen and blood flow.

 

At Sunstone Registered Massage Therapy: following your treatment a therapist will educate you on your muscle-stretching that will show you how to keep the tension to a minimum and can prevent the sciatic-like symptoms from returning. Test your own piriformis muscle to check for tension and appropriate muscles length to effectively Prevent And Reduce Sciatica Pain And Sciatica Symptom Pain.

Learn More About The Piriformis Muscle to keep muscles stretched out and at a healthy length to prevent and aid back and leg pain: "Piriformis Tester" .

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Massage is the practice of applying pressure or vibration to the soft tissues of the body, including muscles, connective tissue, tendons, ligaments, and joints. A form of therapy, massage can be applied to parts of the body or successively to the whole body, to heal injury, relieve psychological stress, manage pain, improve circulation and relieve tension. Where massage is used for its physical and psychological benefits, it may be termed "therapeutic massage therapy" or “manipulative therapy”