Why should I get a massage?

You may say to yourself I have never gotten a massage and I am able to live my day to day life no problem so why should I get a massage? Well then this post is for you, unless you really dislike being touch then you have accidentally clicked the wrong link and we apologise.

Okay, so back to the subject at hand Why should I get a massage? I am not in chronic pain, and I am able to do my daily task(s). First of all congratulations on being on being part of the 97.1% of the population that agree with you! Now we should tell you that we used the most recent (that we could find) statistics by Canadian Community Health Survey for this post (we will will link to it below). So for the survey they surveyed 25,801,719 people and these were the results.....

• 21,576,978 or 83.6% No pain or discomfort

• 1,093,911 or 4.2% Pain or discomfort, does not prevent activity

• 3,092,013 or 12% Pain or discomfort, prevents a few, some or most activities

• 2,340,117 or 9.1% Pain or discomfort, prevents a few or some activities

• 751,896 or 2.9% Pain or discomfort, prevents most activities

• 38,818 or 0.2% Pain or discomfort, not stated.

So 83.6% of Canadians experience no daily pain or discomfort and that is awesome news!! Now massage can help for more then just pain, there are studies showing that touch signals safety and trust, it soothes. Basic warm touch calms cardiovascular stress.“Touch therapy” or “massage therapy” may sound like some weird idea, but it’s got hard science on its side. It’s not just good for our muscles; it’s good for our whole physical and mental health. Proper uses of touch truly have the potential to transform the practice of medicine—and they’re cost effective to boot.

For example, studies show that touching patients with Alzheimer’s disease can have huge effects on getting them to relax, make emotional connections with others, and reduce their symptoms of depression.Research has found that massage therapy reduces pain in pregnant women and alleviates prenatal depression—in the women and their spouses alike.

Clinical studies have also found that regular massage can boost your immune system's cytotoxic capacity (the body's killer cells) and decrease the number of T-cells these 2 things together increase the immune functioning. With a stronger immune system you can better resist infections, and increase the body's ability to nourish important areas.

We hope this post helps you to better understand the many benefits of massage.

https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/cv.action?pid=1310007001