Massage for de-stressing: How massage therapies make your life easier

If stress and anxiety have been the order of your day, we want you to know that massage might be all you need to get back on your feet. 

But before you go ahead and register at that all beauty services shop, we’ll like to first tell you about the different types of massage therapies that are there.  

There are different types of massage available for better treatment. Swedish massage, Japanese massage, Hot stone massage, Aromatherapy massage, Deep tissue massage, Thai massage and many more. But different massage has different functionality to make your body feel comfortable.  

You can try each one and you will get a completely new experience. 

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How massage de-stresses you and makes your life better 

Stress-relief and relaxation 

The first obvious benefit of massage is the relaxation and calmness it brings to the body. Although the jury is still out on how massage therapies help to beat cortisol (stress hormone), several anecdotal evidence confirms that massage truly helps to reduce stress. 

Boost in energy and better motivation 

When stress hits you hard, it becomes impossible to focus on the tasks at hand or find motivation for the ones ahead. However, the moment you find a way to rid your body of stress hormones like cortisol, the world suddenly becomes a new place – with your muscles are pumping and rearing to go again. 

This is a typical example of the kind of transformation massage can bring. 

It promotes intimacy between partners 

When a loved one administers massage, a feel-good sensation comes with it. This sensation, which is released by the sudden burst in the production of oxytocin, promotes emotional and physical bonding between lovers. 

If you're looking to bond with your partner, try administering a massage on them. Both parties would benefit greatly from it. 

Headache relief 

Wherever stress goes, headache is known to follow, especially tension-type ones. 

When you go through stressful events that cause you headaches, look for special-type therapies like Deep tissue and Swedish massage. Both are known to bring relief to anyone suffering from tension headaches. 

Complementary treatment for fibromyalgia 

When you sit for long hours in a fixed position without doing much, you’re at risk for fibromyalgia. Fibromyalgia is associated with physical inactivities, such as excessive sitting.  

If you work from home or are currently out of a job, you may experience inactive sitting often, which puts you at risk for fibromyalgia. 

Other groups of people who may experience fibromyalgia are those who undergo stressful events –e.g., such as physical stress at work or emotional stress in a relationship. 

Good news is massage therapies have been proven to work wonders on patients suffering from fibromyalgia. Although the procedure alone won’t cure fibromyalgia symptoms, it’s believed it can act as a complementary treatment along with other medication. 

Helps with insomnia-related issues 

If you always have trouble sleeping at night after a stressful day at work, try getting a massage before your bedtime. 

As we earlier pointed out, massage helps to cut out stress hormones like cortisol. Once these hormones are out of the picture, the body feels more relaxed, and sleep becomes a lot easier. 

My personal bedtime massage experience 

I’m a big advocate for bedtime massage because I’ve experienced its magic over and again. I work at a physically draining establishment. So, every evening when I return home, my whole body feels like it’s on fire. Initially, I relied on ibuprofen. Then I got scared when I read somewhere that too much of that may affect my liver. So my wife suggested we try bedtime massage. And guess what, it worked like magic.  

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