Massage Therapy as Treatment for Chronic Pain

When you think of massage therapy, what comes to mind first?  Going to a spa?  Relaxing?  Spending an afternoon pampering yourself?

Massage therapy IS a great way to relax.  And there have been lots of studies showing that reducing stress is a key factor to better health. But massage therapy can do so much more for you.

For instance, massage therapy is now being used more and more for recovery from surgery, and relief from chronic pain.

In fact, massage therapy has become very popular in…

• the NFL
• Major League Baseball, and
• most notably the Olympics

All the major sports teams and professional athletes have massage therapists and other holistic healers working with them.  And for good reason.

Case in point:

John Franco was a long time pitcher for the New York Mets who pitched effectively well into his late thirties and early forties.  Toward the end of his career he used massage therapy during recovery from major arm surgery.

He claims that he received great relief not to mention faster recovery time from his massage therapy sessions.

John Franco is not alone.  As baby boomers continue to get older and postpone retirement (either by choice or because of a down economy) massage therapy is expected to grow up until the year 2014.

The main reason has to do with the acceptance of massage therapy as a viable and effective treatment in the “medical” or chronic pain market.

As people learn more about massage and the benefits they can receive from this non-prescription drug option, it will continue to grow even more.

To learn how massage therapy can benefit you, or to discuss other non-surgical or non-prescription drug options,  please visit my East Haven chiropractor website.  We treat patients from New Haven to Hamden and Guilford to Branford.

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