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  Massage and Your Health More people than ever before are seeking massage specifically to manage and relieve pain. Surveys show that nearly half (47 percent) of those polled have had a massage at some time, specifically for pain relief and/or pain management. A large number of consumers and health care providers are using massage therapy for pain management and for other important health benefits. Seniors are also recognizing the benefits of massage for pain relief – more than half of those 65 and older who got a massage in the past five years did so to relieve pain for injury or muscle soreness or as part of a physical therapy regimen. Overall, more people are getting massages than in previous years, whether for pain relief or other health reasons. Finding relief from life’s problems and accidents is what makes Massage Therapy a treatment you can truly live with.  According
to recent clinical research on the use of massage for the relief of pain:• Massage therapy is more effective for chronic back pain than other complementary therapies. • Massage therapy promotes relaxation and alleviates the perception of pain and anxiety in patients with cancer and other life threatening diseases. • Post-traumatic headaches are relieved better than with cold packs or compresses. • A study recently conducted at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in LA discovered that massage, as part of hospitals' surgery treatment, reduces pain and muscle spasms in patients who go through the trauma of heart bypass surgery. • Massage stimulates the brain to produce endorphins. How massage relieves the pain • The therapist simply works from the external (outer) mechanisms of pain to the primary (root) cause • The therapist focuses on the entire body system and its relationship to soft tissue – not solely on the site of pain.
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