3 recognized benefits of massage
Massage represents humanity's oldest art of healing. Getting a massage, beyond taking care of yourself, allows you to better resist stress and thereby avoid many pathologies. In addition to the pleasure, relaxation and lightness it provides in the moment, the massage has in fact undisputed curative virtues in the short and long term. Massage also helps dissolve points of tension and helps relieve muscular tension.
Summary
Effects on the muscular system
THE muscles can either contract or relax. A healthy muscle regains its shape after a contraction, while a dysfunctional muscle remains abnormally tense. If a muscle is dysfunctional, it may be because it is tired from too much work, training or stress. He may also have been injured by a cramp, bruise, strain or repetitive movements. This can lead to reduced mobility and blood circulation. It is on these dysfunctional muscles that the stress points on which we will work through massage to dissolve them. THE sports massage is well suited to working in depth on the muscles. As to Chinese massage Tuina, it will allow you to work on the joints as well as on the tendons and muscles.
Effects on the cardiovascular system
The cardiovascular system is an essential blood transport mechanism in the body. Blood vessels (arteries, veins and capillaries) form a complex network of several thousand kilometers. Their roles are to transport oxygen and nutrients to cells and allow the evacuation of metabolic waste and toxins produced by the body. THE massage stimulates vasodilation of superficial blood vessels and produces warming of the skin. The slight redness associated with this warmth of the skin indicates an increase in blood flow. This flow increases the transport of oxygen and nutrients and accelerates the evacuation of toxins. All this allowing the skin, to fabrics and to muscles to be flexible And in good health.
Effects on the nervous system
The autonomic nervous system controls involuntary body functions like heartbeat and digestion. It consists of two subsystems namely the friendly and the parasympathetic. The sympathetic nervous system is activated in the face of an emergency situation or trauma. Our body then prepares for “fight or flight”. This results in an acceleration of breathing and heart rate, muscle contraction, a slowdown of the digestive system and the secretion of adrenaline. When stress is eliminated, the body switches to the parasympathetic nervous system : the heart rate decreases, breathing slows, the muscles relax and digestion returns to its normal cycle.
The massage activates the parasympathetic nervous system and reduces the secretion of cortisol, the hormone associated with stress. As you relax, breathing and blood circulation slow down. A general relaxation sets in. Additionally, the brain secretes endorphins. These are hormones, which in addition to having a analgesic effect, provide a kind of ecstasy and euphoria extending to a state of general well-being.
Chronic stress is the phenomenon of relentless tension in the body where all the undesirable effects of stress are perpetuated over time. Chronic stress causes long-term adverse effects such as poor digestion, cardiovascular disease or anxiety.
Now you better understand the body's mechanisms and the many benefits of massage therapy. Whether through Tuina massage of the Chinese Medicine or of a relaxation massage, remember that taking care of your body brings well-being both physically and psychologically. In addition to all the physiological effects, massage also helps circulate thevital energy through the body.
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