Plymouth, MN

Massage Therapy Plymouth, MN

Massage Therapy in Plymouth, MN. Are you experiencing lingering neck or back pain you just can't get rid of? Did you suffer soft tissue damage from an acute trauma injury? Or or is there simply too much stress in your life right now that's not allowing you to feel your best? Many people in Plymouth, MN are finding massage therapy to be an effective treatment option for numerous conditions or disorders. Total Spine Health & Injury Center is committed to helping those in Plymouth, MN feel their best. If feeling great every day has escaped you for far too long, get in touch with Total Spine today at (763) 568-7869 or contact us online.

Massage therapy has recently exploded in popularity in Plymouth, MN and throughout the United States. In 2021, a quarter of men and over 20% of women sought out massage therapy. Through a variety of types of massage, it brings much-needed nutrient-rich blood to a neglected area, and lengthens muscles that have become stuck together, optimizing your mobility. It also releases hormones which allows our bodies and minds to relax. While massage therapy can help anyone feel better, it's also been proven to help relieve pain and treat and prevent injuries.

A Brief History of Massage Therapy

Massage therapy dates back to, at the latest, 3000 BCE. It had widespread use in several different ancient civilizations and eventually became the popular and effective treatment option it is now.

Massage in Ancient Times

In India, massage was practiced as part of Ayurveda, a healing system based on the concept that disease was caused by imbalance or stress, about 5,000 years ago, at the very latest. Textual evidence shows that the practice made its way to China around 2700 BCE. In Egypt, tomb paintings from a similar period depict people massaging each other with their elbows, and the Egyptians developed reflexology around 2500 BCE. Beginning around 1000 BCE, Japanese monks who had studied Buddhism in China brought the practice back to Japan, which grew into amna, or traditional Japanese massage. In all of these regions, people who practice massage lived under the credence that massage was essential to optimal balance, whether spiritual, physical, or with their surrounding environment.

Massage Is Introduced to the Western World

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 told other physicians to use "friction" or "rubbing", and created a foundation for its use in the West by noting its ability to loosen up stiff muscles. Roman physician and Hippocrates believer Galen 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 was not widely used after the fall of the Roman empire, it started to pick up steam in Europe again in the 1600s. It found its way to the United States to help World War I soldiers who were suffering from 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 Timbuktu, to Plymouth, 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 Plymouth, MN

Whether you're receiving one massage, multiple sessions to help treat an injury, or frequently attend massage sessions, massage therapy has an incredible amount of benefits that pay off not only for the next few days, but that can contribute to long-term positive life changes:

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

The more you use massage therapy, the benefits will only increase, and they will last longer.

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Is Plymouth, MN Massage Therapy Right For Me?

Massage therapy is right for everyone in the Plymouth area and beyond. Nothing bad will happen to you; when a session is carried out by licensed professionals, it can help anyone reduce stress, gain more range of motion, 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 keep their body ready for upcoming competitions. Research has also shown that massage therapy is effective at treating several specific injuries and conditions:

Injuries From Trauma

Massage therapy can greatly aid the recovery of numerous soft tissue injuries, including sports injuries and car accident injuries. Any sudden injury has a tremendous effect on your body, including pain, inflammation, limited flexibility, and the development of scar tissue. Plymouth, 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.

Chronic Pain

Some pain and discomfort does not originate in one single event. Frequently, pain and discomfort can come from poor posture during daily tasks, a lingering injury that gets worse over time, or just the general degradation our bodies fall under on the job or do household chores. Massage therapy in Plymouth, MN can smooth over scar tissue and elongate muscles to help you achieve pain relief you haven't felt in years.

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 lists the following physical indications of depression and anxiety:

• Increased heart rate
• Chest pain
• Frequently being tired
• Muscle tension
• Trouble falling or staying asleep
• Considerable changes in weight
• Headaches and migraines

Massage therapy in Plymouth, MN can help eliminate the physical consequences of depressions by reducing muscle tension and headaches, stabilizing your blood pressure, and releasing dopamine-raising endorphins and hormones such as neurotensin, oxytocin, and cortisol, which reduce stress-related pain and encourage you to be more social.

Massage therapy, in combination with healthy life choices and other treatments, can help you rediscover your optimal mental and physical health at the same time.

Massage For Pregnant Women

An expectant mother experiences an incredible array of changes to their musculoskeletal structure. Massage therapy can help alleviate many of the physical discomforts women experience while pregnant. It will increase blood flow to muscle groups that weren't receiving much blood, reduce joint and sciatica pain, help you get better sleep, and release endorphins. There is even some research that suggests that pregnant women who get regular massages may have reduced labor time and labor pain.

While massage usually carries little risk for pregnant women, it's always important to speak with a physician before setting up an appointment to ensure it's safe for you.

Massage therapy in Plymouth, 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 Plymouth, MN

While massage therapy can do wonders for Plymouth, MN residents suffering from a variety of ailments, we believe it's most effective when combined with chiropractic care. Chiropractic and massage offer much of the same benefits, 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 performing quick, targeted thrusts on the joints, we allow your bones to 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 attaching bones to each other, muscles that power the movement of our bones, and tendons that fasten muscles to bones. Basically, our soft tissue is kind of a "pulley system" that allows us to move. Through micro-traumas, such as incorrect posture or repetitive everyday tasks, or acute injuries, our bodies build up scar tissue that affects the integrity of our soft tissue, which has a negative impact on our body's support structure. Massage helps fibers lay down in the correct configuration so the muscles, ligaments, and tendons can act as they should, which then helps the bones function correctly.

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

Both massage therapy and chiropractic care are safe when performed by licensed, trained professionals. In many cases, they are more cost-effective than prescription medications for a variety of ailments. At Total Spine Health & Injury Center, we are licensed and experienced in both massage and chiropractic, making us a one-stop-shop for getting the relief you've been looking for.

Other services we offer in Plymouth, 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 Plymouth, MN Today

At Total Spine, we don't just strive to make one muscle group feel better or help out with the migraine you're experiencing today; we want to see you feeling good every day. We treat our patients with personalized care, aimed at creating an effective treatment plan to help ease whatever ailment you're seeking massage therapy for in Plymouth, MN. Our licensed massage therapist can treat you with deep tissue, Swedish, myofascial, and trigger point massage, as well as cupping. For effective and long-lasting massage therapy in Plymouth, MN, reach out to us today at (763) 568-7869 or contact us online.