Massage Therapy can help tremendously with injury and surgical recovery. Through the manual manipulation of the muscles, tendons, ligaments and other soft tissue involved in an injury, massage therapy can accomplish a number of healing goals. This includes strengthening and stretching techniques which are used to assist with injury recovery. Techniques which influence scar tissue as it forms. Neuromuscular techniques that help to retrain movement and coordination. Myofascial techniques which help to lenghten and strengthen the fascial wrappings around the muscles and joints. Triggerpoint treatment which helps with pain and movement inhibition reduction. All of these techniques and methods are combined together in your session so as to regain greater function than would otherwise be possible.

The circulatory and lymphatic effect of massage helps to reduce inflamation and increase blood flow thereby enhancing healing and speeding recovery. Imflamation and edema can greatly increase the pain and damage associated with an injury. At the very least the recovery process is more prolonged. At the worst the inflamation becomes a chronic issue and the affected area sufferes some permanent loss of mobility. Ranging from the natural circulatory enhancement of the most simple massage, all the way to the very specific treatment oriented lymphatic techniques, massage therapy is one of the best ways of dealing with the inflamation and edema associated with surgical and injury recovery.

Tissue that has been damaged needs to have proper blood flow in order to heal. Muscle and other soft tissue create chemical waste and by products of healing and building. Often an injured area will be held immobile in pain spasm thereby inhibiting proper blood flow to the area. Properly performed massage therapy can improve circulation thereby helping to ‘flush out’  these metabolic waste products and help the building tissues get the circulation that they need in order to heal and function properly.