Self-Massage Is a Good Stress Buster

When you feel stressed a good way to relax is to a short five minute self-massage. You can massage any part of your body that you can easily reach, for example your neck and head.

Try gently chopping your muscles with the edge of your hand or tapping with fingers or cupped palms. Try also long light gliding strokes. You can also massage your skull with thumbs.

After you have completed the massage close your eyes and and inhale and exhale easily for a short while. After this 5 minute session you will feel a lot more relaxed! Read the rest of this entry »

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Overview to Sport Massage

After a workout our muscles are often aching. It is a scientifically proven fact that massage hold benefits for hard training athletes. Here is a overview of the types massage one should have before the sports event and after it, as well as in times between the events.

Before a sports event the massage must be light, wake-up call for the nervous system. Rapid strokes are part of the warm up process. They loosen the muscles and engorge them with blood. After the event the massage can be slower. Gliding strokes with a low pressure relax the circulatory and lymphatic systems.

With a regular massage it is often possible to reduce chronic injuries and release tension patterns that could lead to problems in the future. This massage can include also harder strokes and techniques.

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Massage Is Fun And Holds Therapeutic Advantages

We all know massage feels good. But that’s not all, massage also holds therapeutic advantages. Massage may boost immunity and help people with a range of conditions from premenstrual syndrome to high blood pressure. It also seems to help soothe pain from arthritis, burns and even surgery. Newsweek listed five surprising facts about massage from the research findings at TRI and elsewhere:

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