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Massage for Back Pain Relief

April 19, 2020 by Lisa Kwiatkowski

A regular massage is often considered to be a treat, rather than a necessity. Most people believe that having a massage is good for aches and pains, or can help if they’ve overdone exercise. Not everyone realizes massage therapy is a powerful painkiller and can be used to help people with back problems by reducing the amount of medication they take.

Americans spend at least $50 billion each year on back pain. If you’re one of the 31 million Americans who suffers with back pain, you’ll know how miserable it can be. If you are dealing with chronic back pain – which is pain lasting more than three months and less than six – it can impact on your daily life. You could be reliant on drugs to keep you mobile and help you sleep.

The Vicious Pain Cycle

If you can no longer exercise pain-free, you might end up in a vicious cycle of inactivity which makes your pain worse and stops you being active. Or you could just increase your meds but that just masks the problem. Also, some strong pain medications contain painkillers. Opioids like codeine which can lose their power over time as you build up a tolerance. They can also have unwanted side effects. What you need is a way to manage your back pain that is effective but doesn’t have side effects.

Research has shown that regular massage along with your prescribed medication and any other advice from your healthcare supplier can be so powerful that you might be able to decrease the number of painkillers you need to manage your back pain and start to live a more active life.

How Massage Can Help Reduce Back Pain

A massage session doesn’t just relax you. It can help promote tissue repair and improve blood circulation. It does wonders for your stress levels and mood. Research shows regular massage therapy, combined with exercise, helped people suffering from chronic back pain feel less anxious about their condition.

A recent study, which took place at a pain management clinic in Western New York, involved sixty chronic low back pain patients split into two groups. One group received regular massage therapy, twice a week for four weeks, along with their regular treatment, and one group only carried on with their prescribed treatments.

The participants all recorded their own pain levels before and after having massage therapy on a scale from one to ten. There was significant difference between pre-and post-treatment pain rating in the group that had regular massage. The control group who carried on as normal reported no changes to pain level.

If you suffer with back pain and want to try something different – book a massage soon.

Filed Under: Health, Healthy Living Tagged With: back pain, massage therapy, pain anagement, pain cycle, pain relief

Health is the new Wealth

December 14, 2019 by Lisa Kwiatkowski

What is the meaning of wealth?

Most people think wealth is having a lot of money. However, wealth can mean much more. Wealth is not limited to corporations or the 1%. It comes in the form of friendships, time, and the quality of our lives. Wealth can also come in our physical health. In addition, we access wealth when we shift our awareness. Powerlessness in society can overwhelm. It is easy to lose awareness. Without awareness we are susceptible to stress, illness and poor choices.

With 2020 approaching, a helpful affirmation to live by is: Health is the new Wealth.

For example, if circumstances in the world are too hard, controlling the world within us is a lesson in mindfulness. Practicing a discipline of improving our physical, emotional and spiritual selves creates happy and healthy humans. Moreover, a more adaptable human can confront new challenges.

Our imagination is limitless. A healthy, happy body in the world is true wealth that extends outward. Therefore, this health inspires and creates change around us by the lives we touch.

Filed Under: Health, Healthy Living Tagged With: adaptability, awareness, destress, health, massage, mindfullness, quality of life, self disipline, wealth, wellness

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