12 Reasons Massage Can Eliminate Lower Back Pain

If you've ever groaned, "Oh, my aching back!", you are not alone. Back pain is one of the most common medical problems, affecting up to 90% of Americans at some point in their lifetime. Up to 50% will have more than one episode. Low back pain is not a specific disease. Rather, it is a symptom that may occur from a variety of different processes. In up to 85% of people with low back pain.
Back pain can range from a dull, constant ache to a sudden, sharp pain. Acute back pain comes on suddenly and usually lasts from a few days to a few weeks. Back pain is called chronic if it lasts for more than three months.
Common causes of back pain involve disease or injury to the muscles, bones, and/or nerves of the spine. Pain arising from abnormalities of organs within the abdomen, pelvis, or chest may also be felt in the back. This is called referred pain. Many intra-abdominal disorders, such as appendicitis, aneurysms, kidney diseases, bladder infections, pelvic infections, and ovarian disorders, among others, can cause pain referred to the back. Normal pregnancy can cause back pain in many ways, including stretching ligaments within the pelvis, irritating nerves, and straining the low back.
The use of therapeutic massage dates back thousands of years to ancient cultures in China, India, and Japan when practitioners used forms of massage to promote well-being. However, it's only recently that Western scientists have done research suggesting that massage can ease lower back pain. According to one study, massage induces mental and physical relaxation and increases the level of pain you can tolerate by releasing endorphins, the body's natural painkillers.

1. Alleviate low-back pain and improve range of motion.
2. Can help correct postural dysfunction of the spine
3. Massage therapy provides much needed relaxation and renewal; consider that when muscles are contracted, they sometimes compress the nerves around them. When these muscles are relaxed, the nerves are no longer compressed, and, can get proper nutrients and operate more efficiently.
4. Help athletes of any level prepare for, and recover from, strenuous workouts.
5. Massage can speed the healing of “overuse” injuries to muscles
6. Ease medication dependence.
7. Enhance immunity by stimulating lymph flow—the body’s natural defense system.
8. Massage increases blood flow and circulation, which aids sore muscles and the recovery of soft tissue injury.
9. Touching the skin or applying pressure relaxes muscles, tendons, and ligaments. Thus, decreases muscle tension. This muscle relaxation can improve flexibility, reduce pain and may even improve sleep.
10. Some of the deeper tissues of the body, such as deep spinal musculature, cannot be easily accessed by a massage therapist; the release of more superficial layers of muscles may also affect these deeper layers. This can lead to both superficial and deep tissues finding a better alignment and balance.
11. It can increase endorphin levels in the brain. Boosting your endorphin levels can ease depression and anxiety, which can help reduce pain and speed recovery.
12. Organs can also benefit from massage, as they share neurological pain pathways with muscles, bones, and nerves. When muscles, bones, or nerves are distressed, organs can sometimes reflect distress and dysfunction. For example, low back pain can intensify menstrual cramps and menstrual cramps can cause low back muscles to tense. Massage can therefore improve the functioning of both the organ and the muscles.

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