Health Tips from Eugene Wood Massage Therapist

Any time you start a new workout routine, increase your present workout routine, try a new sport or try new exercise equipment, you will likely suffer from delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS). This pain and soreness usually occurs within 12-48 hours following your workout and can last a day or two. Incorporating massage as part of your exercise regimen will help alleviate muscle soreness and speed tissue recovery. What Causes Your Muscles to Get Sore After Exercise? When you exercise, the muscles go through a lot of stress and strain. This stress on the muscle results in small microscopic tears of the muscle fibers. These microscopic tears of the muscle fibers lead to inflammation as the body repairs itself. This is natural and should resolve itself in 24 to48 hours. This soreness is telling you that the muscles are adapting to the new stress. These adaptations are making the muscles stronger so that they can perform the exercise easier the next time. If you experience soreness...

Most people know that a good massage feels good but what most people miss is that the right massage will help your mental health, too. When you become stressed, it creates anxiety. Anxiety then causes a rash of other issues from tight muscles to grinding your teeth, which causes TMJ, which can also cause tinnitus; another ailment that massage can help. All of this pain can also add to your anxiety or depression, so when you get a massage to help your muscles, you are also helping your mental health. There are many factors in everyday life that can cause anxiety; money, family and health issues just to name a few. Anxiety is not something to be ashamed of. In fact, most of us suffer from it to some extent; some people just experience a higher level at times. What happens is that anxiety causes the body to tighten up which then creates physical pain which will lead to more anxiety. It is a vicious circle that must be broken for the patient to feel relief, both physically and emoti...