Most of us are under stress from dealing with daily life – whether it’s job stress or family stress or the stress of financial or health worries. And although some stress can be beneficial in certain instances in which we need that sudden burst of adrenaline before we slam on the brakes to avoid an accident or get mentally prepared for an important meeting, too much stress is a very bad thing. Massage therapy by a trained, professional therapist in Little Elm, TX can help to relieve this excess stress that can lead to high blood pressure, headaches, stomach upset, sleep disruption, irritability, depression, eating disorders and drug or alcohol abuse among other things.
No matter what the physiological or psychological effects of stress on your body, massage therapy in Little Elm, TX can alleviate them. The most important thing massage does is reduce the levels of the stress hormone, cortisol, and boost the levels of the neurotransmitters, serotonin and dopamine, thus reducing blood pressure and helping to alleviate depression. Lowering cortisol levels also has another benefit – it increases the number of disease-fighting white blood cells your body produces. Cortisol destroys these killer cells. Not only can the number of colds you get, especially under stress, be reduced, but the increase in white blood cells can give your body a better chance to fight off even more debilitating or life-threatening diseases.
If lack of sleep is a byproduct of stress for you, massage therapy in Little Elm, TX has been shown to increase the number of delta waves, the waves that are linked to deep sleep, that you experience. Lack of sleep coupled with stress can also lead to severe, tension headaches, even migraines. Massage not only relaxes stiff neck and shoulder muscles that accompany (and contribute to) headaches, it also stimulates blood flow that can alleviate the symptoms of headaches that are related to vascular constriction like migraines and cluster headaches.
No matter what your daily stressors, internal and external, regular massage therapy administered by a trained therapist in Little Elm, TX is a very real, very effective treatment option, the benefits of which last well beyond the time you’re on the massage table. While it may not be able to remove the causes of stress from your life, it can help your body react differently to them in ways that will help you to maintain your mental and physical health. Call us at Tieperman Health & Wellness at 214-705-1799 to find out about all of the benefits of therapeutic massage. And visit us at www.tiepermanhealth.com to find out more about us and the other services we provide.
Massage therapy Little Elm TX
Frisco TX Chiropractor | Tieperman Health & Wellness
8760 3rd St
Frisco, Texas 75034
214-705-1799