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Massage Therapy Hopkins, MN

Massage Therapy near Hopkins, MN. Are you suffering from lingering muscle pain you just can't get rid of? Did you suffer soft tissue damage in a recent injury? Or or is there simply too much pressure in your life right now that's not allowing you to feel your best? Many people in Hopkins, MN are finding massage therapy to be an effective treatment option for a variety of ailments. Total Spine Health & Injury Center is committed to helping those in Hopkins, MN return to an active, pain-free lifestyle that many thought was in the rearview. If feeling good every day is something you want to get back to, get in touch with Total Spine today at (763) 568-7869 or schedule an appointment online.

Massage therapy has recently exploded in popularity in Hopkins, MN and across the country. In 2021, a quarter of men and over 20% of women sought out massage therapy. Through numerous different techniques massage brings much-needed nutrient-rich blood to a neglected area, and smooths out muscles that have become stuck together, allowing them to move more freely. It also releases hormones which allows our bodies and minds to relax. While many people seek out an appointment simply because a massage helps them feel better, they've also been shown to help relieve pain and treat and prevent injuries.

A Brief History of Massage Therapy

Massage therapy originated at least 5,000 years ago. It had widespread use in India, China, and Egypt and eventually spread throughout the rest of the world.

The Ancient Origins of Massage

In India, it was practiced as part of Ayurveda, a healing system based on the concept that disease was caused by imbalance or stress, in approximately 3000 BCE, at the very latest. Textual evidence shows that massage had begun to be used in China by 2700 BCE. In Egypt, tomb paintings from around the same time depict people massaging each other with their elbows, and the Egyptians are credited with inventing reflexology about two centuries later. Beginning around 1000 BCE, Japanese monks who had traveled in China brought message therapy back to Japan, which over time developed into amna, Japan's unique massage discipline. These ancient practitioners all lived under the credence that massage was essential to optimal balance, whether spiritual, physical, or with their outside world.

Massage Makes Its Way to Europe

In approximately 800 BCE, massage therapy began to be used in Greece, where Greek athletes utilized it to prepare their bodies before competition. Centuries later, Hippocrates began incorporating it into his healthy living combination of proper diet, exercise, and fresh air. He prescribed "friction" or "rubbing", and created the rational and scientific basis for massage therapy in Western medicine by noting its ability to loosen up stiff muscles. Roman physician and Hippocrates believer Galen incorporated massage into his practice between 100 and 200 BCE, and the wealthy began having massage therapists brought to their homes, while the lay people would seek massage in the public baths.

Decline and Introduction in the United States

While massage therapy would decline in popularity in the West for many centuries, it started to pick up steam in Europe again in the 1600s. It was introduced in the United States to help World War I soldiers who were experiencing nerve injuries and PTSD, and massage slowly grew to become as popular as it is now in the second half of the 20th century.

Now massage therapy is ubiquitous around the globe, from Asia, to the Caribbean, to Hopkins, MN. While practitioners of massage may have different reasons for believing in its benefits, patients all over the world have found it to bring them relaxation and eased their pain.

Benefits of Massage Therapy in Hopkins, MN

Whether you're receiving one massage, a series of them to help you heal from an injury, or frequently attend massage sessions, massage therapy has numerous benefits that pay off not only for the rest of the day, but that can contribute to long-term positive life changes:

• Less stress and increased relaxation
• Lowered blood pressure
• Increased movement
• Improved circulation
• Less muscle spasms and cramping
• Reduced need for and use of medications
• Increased immunity through increased lymphatic circulation
• Improved skin condition
• Peak performance in athletics

You'll only see higher increases in these benefits as you incorporate massage therapy into a consistent part of your wellness routine.

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Is Hopkins, MN Massage Therapy Right For Me?

Massage therapy can help improve the life of anyone in the Hopkins area and beyond. There are no downsides; when done by a certified massage therapist, it can do wonders for anyone who is looking to relieve stress, improve mobility, get rid of minor aches and pains, and generally feel better in their everyday life. Many people who participate in athletic events have made massage a regular part of their routine to help them stay at the top of their game. Research has also shown that massage therapy is an effective treatment method for several specific injuries and conditions:

Injuries From Trauma

Massage therapy can significantly aid the recovery of many different soft tissue injuries, including sports injuries and injuries sutained in auto accidents. Any sudden injury has a tremendous effect on your body, including pain, swelling, lack of movement, and scar tissue building up over your soft tissue. Hopkins, MN massage therapy can help ease painful or uncomfortable symptoms and stimulate the body to heal itself by improving circulation and brining blood and nutrients to an injured area.

Chronic Injuries

Acute injuries are not the source of all of our pain. Frequently, pain and discomfort are the result of poor posture during basic tasks, a lingering injury that starts to hurt more over time, or just the wear and tear our bodies fall under as we work or do the gardening work. Massage therapy in Hopkins, MN can smooth over scar tissue and elongate muscles to bring your body back to a place where it can feel good every day.

Depression and Anxiety

Our bodies and minds depend on each other. Depression and anxiety can display themselves physically, and physical injuries can affect our mental health. The Mayo Clinic states that depression and anxiety can cause the following symptoms:

• Increased heart rate
• Chest pain
• Fatigue
• Muscle tension
• Insomnia
• Gaining or losing excessive amount of weight
• Headaches and migraines

Massage therapy in Hopkins, MN can help eliminate the physical consequences of depressions by reducing sore muscles and migraines, stabilizing your heart rate, and sending out feel-good endorphins and hormones such as neurotensin, oxytocin, and cortisol, which reduce pain caused by stress and encourage you to be more social.

Massage therapy, in combination with exercise and a proper diet and other treatments, can do wonders for your mental and physical health at the same time.

Massage For Pregnant Women

An expecting mother's body goes under an incredible array of changes to their musculoskeletal structure. Massage therapy has been shown to be effective at alleviating many of the physical discomforts that affect women during all three trimesters of a pregnancy. It will increase blood flow to muscle groups that weren't receiving much blood, reduce joint and back pain, improve sleep patterns, and release endorphins. Some studies have even suggested that prenatal massage may reduce labor time and labor pain.

While massage usually carries little risk for pregnant women, you should still consult with your physician before going to see a massage therapist in case the specifics of your pregnancy makes massage less than safe.

Other conditions massage therapy can help treat in Hopkins, MN include:

• Headaches and migraines
• Work injuries
• Digestive disorders
• Upper back and neck pain
• Temporomandibular disorders

Combining Massage Therapy with Chiropractic Treatment in Hopkins, MN

While massage therapy can do wonders for Hopkins, MN residents suffering from a variety of ailments, for the best results we often recommend including chiropractic care in your treatment. Chiropractic and massage can help treat many of the same injuries and conditions, but do so by treating the musculoskeletal system in different ways.

Chiropractic care treats issues from a structural standpoint. Through chiropractic adjustments, chiropractors improve the overall function of your body. By increasing the space between spinal joints and targeting specific areas, we help your bones move with greater ease and elasticity and reduce the strain they put on your nervous system.

Massage therapy treats the soft tissue component. Soft tissue is a term for the tissue around your bones, such as the ligaments that connect bones and cartilage together, muscles that we use to move our bones, and tendons that join muscles to bones. Basically, our soft tissue is kind of a "pulley system" that holds things in place. Through micro-traumas, meaning incorrect posture or wear-and-tear, or acute injuries, we develop scar tissue that affects the integrity of our soft tissue, which has a negative effect on our body's support structure. Massage smooths out scar tissue for optimal health, mobility, and strength, which then supports the bony structures underneath.

Having both treatment methods as part of your wellness routine prolongs the effects of both and ensure both treatments work optimally. Chiropractic adjustments help the muscles relax for a massage, and massage therapy relaxes the nervous system, enhancing the effects of chiropractic treatment.

There is no risk to either treatment when they are performed by appropriately certified professionals. Many have found them to be a better alternative to costly prescription medications for many different conditions. At Total Spine Health & Injury Center, we can safely and effectively perform both massage and chiropractic, making us the ideal location for getting the relief you've been looking for.

Other services we offer in Hopkins, MN include:

• Herniated Disc Treatment
• Work Injury Treatment
• Family Chiropractic
• Auto Accident Chiropractors Near Me
• Chiropractor
• Chiropractic Adjustment
• Whiplash Treatment

Call Total Spine Health & Injury Center for Massage Therapy in Hopkins, MN Today

At Total Spine, we take a holistic view of your health and wellness; we want to see you feeling good every day. We offer personalized care, entirely focused on a positive outcome for you in Hopkins, MN. Our certified massage therapist is trained and skilled in deep tissue, Swedish, myofascial, and trigger point massage, as well as cupping. For effective and long-lasting massage therapy in Hopkins, MN, call us today at (763) 568-7869 or contact us online.