If you are looking for a way to improve the results of your chiropractic treatment or relieve excess stress, therapeutic massage, offered at Powell Chiropractic & Wellness, might just be the addition you need.

Therapeutic massage differs from traditional chiropractic practices in that it involves the manipulation, pressing, and rubbing of soft tissues, such as the muscles and tendons, instead of the skeletal system. By doing this, therapeutic massage is able to offer many additional benefits to chiropractic treatment and can often improve your results.

Stress Relief

Therapeutic massages can be very relaxing and reduce both physical and psychological stress. This is because massage therapy helps increase the production of endorphins, serotonin, and dopamine, which help you feel good and relieve pain.

In addition, therapeutic massage reduces the stress hormone cortisol, decreasing heart rate and blood pressure, which are factors that increase as stress levels increase.

Increases Mobility

In many cases, inflammation plays a role in limited mobility and range of motion. Therapeutic massage can reduce inflammation, making it easier for you to move around. In addition, massaging the body helps to improve circulation and blood flow, which can help your muscles reach their peak condition.

Not only does massage therapy improve blood circulation at the time of the session, but better blood flow is a long-term benefit observed long after the session is over. Improved blood circulation helps promote healing within damaged muscles and also helps to lower blood pressure levels.

Strengthens Muscles

Therapeutic massage helps to strengthen your muscles. Not only does this mean that your muscles are able to function more effectively, but with their increased strength, they are less likely to become injured again.

Strong muscles are also better able to hold your skeletal system in alignment. So, combining massage therapy with chiropractic practices results in longer-lasting results and muscles that are better able to support the skeletal system.

Relieves Pain

Massage therapy relieves tension from the muscles, which can help reduce pain. Inflammation and swelling can also build up in muscles, causing pain. Massage therapy is able to reduce both of these, helping to relieve the pain that occurs from moving inflamed muscles and joints.

In addition, by strengthening the muscles, therapeutic massages help prevent future instances of pain. Many people experience pain when their spine is out of alignment, but strengthening the muscles helps to hold the body in alignment and maintain the effects of a chiropractic treatment. Since therapeutic massages prolong the effectiveness of chiropractic alignments, there will be less of a chance of pain in the future.

Increases Effectiveness of Chiropractic Treatment

The ability of massage therapy to relax the muscles and nervous system allows your chiropractic treatment to be more effective. This is especially evident in those who suffer from stiffness or tension. A session of massage therapy puts the body in the perfect position for chiropractic treatment.

If you are in the Columbus, Ohio area and are interested in how therapeutic massages may be able to benefit you, reach out to Powell Chiropractic & Wellness for more information.