| A hands-on approach to back pain can be a positive | | | | individual's needs and preferences.They |
| experience. Massage therapy can help reverse the | | | | include:Swedish Massage: This method uses long, |
| vicious cycle of pain-spasm-pain associated with | | | | flowing strokes and kneading movements to relieve |
| chronic back pain.Massage and chiropractic therapy | | | | tension from the muscles. The practitioner helps |
| can provide many benefits to individuals suffering | | | | improve circulation and back pain by working to |
| from mild or chronic back pain. These benefits | | | | loosen and relax the superficial layers of muscle. |
| include:Circulation and blood pressure | | | | Sports Massage: This method uses slow, hard |
| improvement.Muscle tone improvement and the | | | | strokes and deep, sustained finger pressure to work |
| prevention of muscular atrophy due to illness or | | | | deeply into the contracted muscles, fascia and |
| inactivity.System detoxification through lymphatic | | | | tendons. This technique keeps the body flexible, |
| drainage.Joint flexibility improvement.Stress reduction | | | | increases performance and assists in rehabilitation |
| and a greater sense of well-being. There are many | | | | from injury and speeds up the healing process by |
| different massage styles which can be applied to | | | | reducing swelling. |
| helping back pain. Each style depends on the | | | | |