Swedish Massage

With today’s busy lifestyles, everyone can use some help relaxing. Work deadlines, traffic jams, relationship problems, financial issues and other problems all cause the body to produce the stress hormone known as cortisol. This hormone contributes to a number of physical ailments, including digestive issues, aches and pains, insomnia and headaches.

 

Swedish massage therapy is a safe and natural way to decrease the level of stress hormones in your body. During a Swedish massage, the techniques used trigger changes in the chemistry of the brain that result in decreased feelings of stress, relief from stress-related physical ailments and improvement in overall mood.

About Swedish Massage

Swedish massages are performed in quiet, peaceful environments, sometimes with the use of soft music and dim lightly. During your massage, your therapist will use long strokes to apply gentle pressure to your body and gently manipulate muscle tissue. As your muscles are kneaded and rubbed, stress melts away, and you will feel relaxed.

Benefits of Swedish Massage

The primary benefit of Swedish massage therapy is stress relief. Also known as a relaxation massage, studies have proven that a one-hour Swedish massage drastically reduces feelings of stress by decreasing the levels of cortisol and insulin and lowering the heart rate.

Because massage improves the flow of blood to the muscles, it is also highly effective in lowering blood pressure and improving overall body function. As the muscles are gently manipulated during a Swedish massage, the blood flows more freely through congested areas, and lactic acid is flushed away from the muscles. This results in decreased pain and improved function of the lyphatic system.

 

Swedish massage also lowers your risk of depression, feelings of hostility and anxiety. Because it lowers your blood pressure, it could also decrease your risk of having a heart attack or stroke.

 

Muscle soreness is a common side effect of chronic stress, and Swedish massage can drastically ease this discomfort. The increased blood flow triggered by massage means that more oxygen and nutrients are delivered to your muscles, resulting in a decrease in pain and inflammation.

 

For a relaxing and highly beneficial Swedish massage in Hillsboro, give us a call today at 503-648-6997 or schedule an appointment online.

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At WellCore Health and Chiropractic, our goal is to not only ease pain but to help our patients achieve greater overall wellness.