Crystal, MN

Massage Therapy Crystal, MN

Massage Therapy in Crystal, MN. Do you have nagging muscle pain you just can't get rid of? Were you recently injured in a car crash, playing a sport, or on the job? Or are you just under a lot of stress that's weighing you down and keeping you from being at your best? Many Crystal, MN residents are finding massage therapy to be an effective treatment option for numerous conditions or disorders. Total Spine Health & Injury Center is devoted to helping those in Crystal, MN feel their best. If feeling great every day has escaped you for far too long, call Total Spine today at (763) 568-7869 or contact us online.

Massage therapy is becoming increasingly popular in Crystal, MN and across the country. In 2021, 25% of men and one out of five women sought out massage therapy. Through numerous different types of massage, it brings much-needed nutrient-rich blood to an affected area, and loosens up muscles that are tight, allowing them to move more freely. It also releases endorphins which allows our bodies and minds to relax. While massage therapy can help anyone feel better, it's also been shown to be effective at treating specific conditions.

A Brief History of Massage Therapy

Massage therapy originated at least 5,000 years ago. It had widespread use in several different ancient civilizations and eventually became the popular and effective treatment option it's now known to be.

Massage in Ancient Times

In India, it was practiced as part of Ayurveda, a holistic healing system, 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 a similar period show people massaging each other with their elbows, and the Egyptians are credited with inventing reflexology 200 years or so afterward. Beginning around 1000 BCE, Japanese monks who had studied Buddhism in China brought message therapy back to their homeland, which grew into amna, Japan's unique massage discipline. In all of these regions, people who practice massage believed that massage was essential to restoring and maintaining balance, whether within their bodies, minds, or with the outside world.

Massage Is Introduced to Europe

Around 800 BCE, massage therapy began to be used in Greece, where Greek athletes found it useful for treating injuring and staying at the top of their game. Centuries later, Hippocrates brought massage into his general practice. He prescribed "friction" or "rubbing", and created the rational and scientific basis for massage therapy in Western medicine by touting its ability to loosen up stiff muscles. The Roman physician Galen, who practiced with Hippocrates' philosophies, began using massage therapy 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.

Decrease in Popularity and Introduction in the United States

While massage therapy would decline in popularity in the West for many centuries, it started to be used somewhat in Europe again in the 1600s. It was introduced in the United States to treat World War I soldiers for 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 used around the globe to treat countless conditions and disorders, from Kathmandu, to Europe, to Crystal, MN. While practitioners of massage may have different ideological backgrounds, patients all over the world have found it to bring them balance, healing, and restoration.

Benefits of Massage Therapy in Crystal, MN

Whether you're making one appointment for some general soreness, multiple sessions to help you heal from an injury, or frequently attend massage sessions, massage therapy has an incredible amount of benefits that pay off not only for a handful of days, but for the weeks to come:

• Less stress and increased relaxation
• Decreased heart rate
• Increased flexibility
• Improved circulation
• Reduced muscle spasms and cramping
• Reduced need for and use of medications
• A better immune system through increased lymphatic circulation
• Improved skin condition
• Increased athletic performance

The more you use massage therapy, the more benefits you'll see, and the longer they'll last.

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Is Crystal, MN Massage Therapy Right For Me?

Massage therapy can help improve the life of anyone in the Crystal area and beyond. There are no downsides; when a massage is performed by licensed professionals, it can help anyone reduce stress, improve mobility, improve posture, and generally feel better in their everyday life. Many people who play sports have made massage a regular part of their routine to help them stay at the top of their game. There are also many specific conditions that studies show massage therapy may be capable of alleviating or curing:

Acute Injuries

Massage therapy can significantly aid the recovery of numerous 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, limited flexibility, and scar tissue building up over your soft tissue. Crystal, MN massage therapy can reduce the negative symptoms of your injuries and stimulate the body's natural healing process by smoothing over tissue and stimulating blood flow.

Lingering Injuries

Acute injuries are not the source of all of our pain. Frequently, pain and discomfort can come from not performing daily tasks with optimal posture, a lingering injury that starts to hurt more when not allowed to properly heal, or just the general degradation our bodies experience as we work or bring in the groceries. Massage therapy in Crystal, 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. A negative mental state can do damage to our bodies, and vice versa. The Mayo Clinic states that depression and anxiety can cause the following symptoms:

• Increased heart rate
• Chest pain
• Frequently being tired
• Muscle tension
• Abnormal sleep patterns
• Significant weight fluctuations
• Headaches

Massage therapy in Crystal, MN can help alleviate these symptoms by soothing sore muscles and migraines, stabilizing your heart rate, and sending out dopamine-raising endorphins and hormones such as neurotensin, oxytocin, and cortisol, which reduce pain caused by stress and motivate you to bond more with others.

Massage therapy, in combination with healthy life choices and other treatments, can help you rediscover your optimal total well-being.

Prenatal Massage

An expectant mother experiences an incredible amount of changes as her body undergoes hormone shifts and makes room for the growing baby. Massage therapy can help alleviate much of the pain and discomfort women experience while pregnant. It will increase blood flow to body parts that have recently had poor circulation, alleviate joint and sciatica pain, help you get better sleep, and release endorphins. There is even some research that suggests that massage may make labor shorter and less painful.

While massage is generally safe for pregnant women, it's always important to speak with a physician before undergoing any type of treatment in case the specifics of your pregnancy makes massage risky.

Massage therapy in Crystal, MN has also been effective at treating:

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

Combining Massage Therapy with Chiropractic Treatment in Crystal, MN

While massage therapy offers great benefits for Crystal, MN residents looking to recover and feel better, 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 treat very different parts of the human musculoskeletal system.

Chiropractic care addresses structural issues. By performing chiropractic adjustments, chiropractors improve the overall function of your body. By extending the spine and performing quick, targeted thrusts on the joints, 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 attach muscles to bones. In a general sense, our soft tissue works with our bones to keep our bodies in the proper structure and allows us to perform movements. Through micro-traumas, meaning inappropriate posture or repetitive everyday tasks, 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 helps fibers lay down in the correct configuration for optimal health, mobility, and strength, which then helps the bones function correctly.

Combining massage therapy and chiropractic care prolongs the effects of both and ensure both treatments work optimally. Chiropractic adjustments make it easier for tight muscles to relax during and after a massage, and massage therapy relaxes the nervous system, which supplements chiropractic treatment.

There is no risk to either treatment when they are performed by appropriately certified professionals. In many cases, they are more cost-effective than prescription medications for pain relief and swelling reduction. At Total Spine Health & Injury Center, we are licensed and experienced in both massage and chiropractic, making us the ideal location for your injury recovery, pain relief, or general wellness needs.

Other services we offer in Crystal, 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 Crystal, 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 Crystal, 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 Crystal, MN, call us today at (763) 568-7869 or contact us online.