Because it’s good for you.
Massage can help relieve pain. Think headaches and migraines. Backache. Chronic pain, from a single injury, years of repetitive stress or a lifetime of poor posture. Your body’s trying hard to get better. But it could use some help.
Here’s the science. When you’re stressed — emotionally or physically — your body produces an excess of the hormone cortisol. Your muscles tense up; your blood pressure and breathing rate increase.
This started out as nature’s way of preparing prehistoric hunter/gatherers to fight marauding intruders or run away from rampaging carnivores. Even for modern humans, cortisol is useful in small doses, but too much can cause serious problems. Excess of cortisol has been linked to increased blood pressure, suppressed immune response and long-term memory problems.
A good therapeutic massage helps your body rest and repair. Basically, it signals to your adrenal glands that there’s no saber-tooth tiger nearby so it’s time to lay off the cortisol.
Plus it feels really, really good.
Schedule your appointment today! Contact Jan at 207 239-2728 or jan@portlandmainemassage.com. Or book online.
