Massage is more than just a ‘spa treatment’ – it is a time honoured practice, performed by specialists in their craft to alleviate stress, tension and pain. When muscles get tight or restricted they can become 'aggravated' and the restricted muscle fibre doesn't relax back, causing 'knots'. These knots then inhibit the muscle from contracting and relaxing within normal range of motion and this in turn pulls the skeleton and creates pressure on the joints and causes more pain. Manual massage therapies help release the tension in the muscles and iron out the knots.
However mobility helps keep those muscles free and a combination of mobility exercises for muscle groups and alignment (like Yoga or Pilates) and regular massage will help keep your body aches and pains free.
