Kinetic Health Massage Therapy

Did you know...

. Mature voluntary muscles do not regenerate once they are damaged? They heal with fibrosis material. This serves as a weak point in the muscle. Massage therapy is a very acurate way to relieve restriction caused by the scarring. Massage may never bring the muscle back to its preinjured state but will aid in bringing it as close to normal as possible.

. Pain is there for a reason. It provides information about potentially tissue-damaging stimuli and helps us to protect ourselves from further damage. Hmm...you may want to think twice about the no pain no gain theory.

. Topical analgesics actually irritates the nerve endings which makes it feel hot but its not really hot! Who would of thought?

. Migraine headaches tend to be throbbing and on one side. 70% are brought on by tension headaches.

. There is just cause to do those annoying stretching exercies advised by your massage therapist. Muscle spindles are specialized tissue which are scattered throughout the muscle and are responsible for measuring the normal position of the muscle. Therefore, the position you put the muscle spindle in the longest is the position it will remember and is considered as normal. Stretching helps to reprogram the muscle spindles. So don't forget to stretch!