Massage is a classic therapeutic technique that uses gentle but bold pressure applied to the skin and muscle groups underneath to improve local blood circulation and provide stress relief.
There are many massage treatment techniques existing, but all of them pursue the same goals: body and mind relaxation.
The benefits of massage treatment for the body are obvious: it improves blood flow and circulation, activates the immune system, improves flexibility, and, finally, reduces muscle pain and tension in different areas.
Another group of massage benefits includes a massive improvement of one’s mental health.
How can massage improve your mental health?
Despite being a treatment that focuses on the body rather than the mind, massage has a lot of relaxation effects that will ultimately improve your quality of life.
Lowered stress hormone levels
The main stress hormone ‒ cortisol ‒ has a long-lasting effect and accumulates in the body when you are under constant stress. Be it hard work or complicated life situations, cortisol makes you adapt to these challenges and take more resources from the body. This, in turn, severely drains your energy and motivation.
Luckily, massage has a double effect on the stress adaptation system. First, it significantly reduces cortisol levels in the body, and then, increases dopamine production. Dopamine is more known as a hormone of happiness.
Improved mood
When dopamine is released, it brings the feeling of relief and joy, effectively relaxing you and improving your mood. Overall, the very technique of massage relaxes not only the body but also the mind, improving your mood.
Reduced anxiety
Stress often leads to anxiety, when you overthink and complicate things for yourself. Massage is proven to have an anxiety-reducing effect that calms the mind and lets it wander to less intrusive thoughts. As you regain control over your mind, you also find the confidence and courage to find good solutions more effectively and without overthinking everything.
Relaxed mind
While the tension goes away from your muscles during a massage treatment, your mind finally finds the peace and calmness it needed for all the time you have been under stressful conditions. No matter how hard you try to focus, it is impossible to regain mental tension during the massage procedure.
It is a highly relaxing treatment that removes the pain and tension from your muscles and, on top of that, throws away any mental disturbance that might or already had occurred.
Improved sleep quality
Multiple research studies had found evidence of different relaxation techniques and practices (including massage) to be the leading factors in inducing a deeper and more fruitful sleep. Think of the massage as a way to prepare your body and mind for full restoration during a good sleep. Gentle but bold motions applying pressure on your sore and tensed areas will effectively improve your quality of sleep, allowing the body to restore more power for the next day.
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