Whether it’s relaxing your muscles and joints or relieving stress, massages for chronic pain can help your body in more ways than one — but how can massage therapy actually help reduce pain? Massages are capable of relieving muscle pain and other problems by taking advantage of the body’s natural functions. Let’s review three of the most significant reasons why massage techniques are effective at pain management and recovery.
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Why Does My Injury Seem to Hurt More in the Winter?
A drop in temperature often causes additional aches and pains, especially if you are recovering from an injury. Understanding why people react differently to a change in the weather remains unclear. One theory suggests that it’s related to a drop in barometric pressure, which results in the muscles, tendons, and surrounding tissue expanding. Receiving massage therapy is one way to counteract this common problem and help you experience immediate pain relief.
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Are you someone who suffers from chronic pain? Then, you have probably tried every remedy under the sun, from oral medication to topical creams. While these treatments are a good short-term solution, they simply numb you to the pain instead of treating the source of your condition. Eventually, this will become an ineffective treatment method as your body slowly builds up a tolerance to the medication. What works now may not work a couple of years in the future. That’s just how it goes when you medicate the pain away.
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Chronic pain is like a nightmare that you never seem to wake up from. Whether it’s your back, knees, neck, feet, shoulder, or some combination of injured body parts, all you want is relief. Many doctors will recommend pharmaceuticals to numb the pain, but pain killers fail to address the source of your pain. Some doctors may recommend highly invasive surgery that can potentially be avoided through other treatment methods.
Dr. Nadler’s chiropractic sports medicine practice in Newtown Square offers one potential solution that has worked for countless individuals: Shockwave Therapy.
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The typical run-of-the-mill New Year’s resolutions — get in shape, lose weight…you know the drill — might seem like a hokey cliché if you’re a seasoned athlete or someone who already makes physical activity a top priority. You’re already planning to train hard in 2020. Your goals have more to do with kicking your performance up a notch (or two, or three) and reaching even greater heights in your chosen athletic arena.
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