Pain Series: Part 1 of 6

The majority of my clients make an appointment because of pain; chronic pain, acute pain, injury pain, stress pain, or life pain. Why is massage an effective pain management tool? Because massage is directly getting at the source of the pain. You complain of arm pain and slight shoulder tightness. I work on your shoulder muscles to alleviate the restriction on the nerves and blood vessels going down to your arm effecting those muscles. Sure pain medication helps A LOT, but it is simply masking the pain not getting at the root of it. Am I against popping a pill to get thru the day or to sleep well? Of course not! It is just not a permanent fix. There are thousands of studies that have proven massage is a useful tool in dealing with pain in all walks of life and health.