(full body massage)
2007-09-28 01:50:24 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Other - Health
Actually massage is an accepted part of many physical rehabilitation programs and has proven beneficial to many chronic conditions such as low-back pain, arthritis and bursitis. Massage helps relieve the stress and tension of everyday living.
Massage provides relief to people from all walks of life: the weekend or competitive athlete, the home gardener, or the over-stressed executive struggling to keep pace in today's economy. Massage enhances flexibility and circulation.
Care of your body should be at the top of your priority list. You will feel and look better if you take the necessary steps regarding health and nutrition in this age of increased longevity. Stress relief alone can improve your vitality and state-of-mind. Massage and bodywork therapies could play an important role in your life.
The following are benefits of body massage:
-Releases chronic muscular tension and pain
-Improves circulation
-Increases joint flexibility
-Reduces mental and physical fatigue and stress
-Promotes faster healing of injured muscular tissue
Improves posture
-REDUCES High blood pressure
-Promotes better sleep
-Improves concentration
--Reduces anexity
-Creates an overall sense of well being
I-mproves relaxation
-Relaxes the nervous system
--Restores energy
Chronic health problems associated with a prolonged stress response include:
-tension headache
-backache
-ulcers
-blood sugar irregularities
- HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
-heart disease
Some precautions for body massage aside from pregnancy may include:
It is important that you drink plenty of water after a massage or body treatment in order to help flush out the toxins that may be released during massage and other Spa body services. Failure to do so may result in Flu-like symptoms.
However, there are a lot of medical conditions that application of heat and cold is contraindicated: Anemia, Tuberculosis, Cancer, skin lesions,hemorrhage, decreased senstaions such as in DM; or Diabetes to name a few.
In addition for heart disease - Heat and cold applications that increase the heart rate and force of contraction are contraindicated in heart disease as it may overwork an already weakened heart.
Moreover, in hypertension - Heat and cold applications that increase the heart rate are contraindicated due to the stress on the heart.
The reason why vigorous massage to the following areas of the scalp and neck is to avoid initiating the valsalva maneuver which would decrease the heart rate.
But full body massage on the whole if done properly has more good benefits than bad; as it's a good tension or stress reliever.
2007-09-28 02:30:22 · answer #1 · answered by rosieC 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It elevates the blood pressure. I learned this in cosmetology school. Those with high blood pressure should never have a scalp & neck massage either.
2007-09-28 09:38:27 · answer #2 · answered by Shortstuff13 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Are you just looking for a massage?
2007-09-28 08:55:03 · answer #3 · answered by pinkstarblooming 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They may get a stiffy and die.
* This is my one obligatory juvenile answer for the day
2007-09-28 08:58:40 · answer #4 · answered by Bob J 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋