19/06/2025
Have you ever wondered how a massage can alleviate a person’s stress? What is it about applying pressure to the muscles that results in stress relief?
Massage therapy is actually focused on finding balance for your body’s entire system. Any time that you deal with immense amounts of stress, your body’s biochemicals are thrown off.
A prime example of this is when you feel the tension in your neck muscles after suffering through a few bad days at work. During those difficult times, the body allows toxins to sneak into the muscles.
A massage therapist can help break down those toxins and help your entire body feel loose again.
During the massage, your body will release hormones such as dopamine, the feel-good hormone, to do its bidding. Dopamine is in charge of improving your body’s blood flow, as well as boosting your brain’s receptors, keeping you alert and aware.
The massage also decreases your cortisol levels. Cortisol is a hormone directly correlated to stress. Massage helps spike the levels of serotonin and oxytocin in your bloodstream so that you feel more at peace.
Not many people factor in their hormones when they think about the ways they handle stress, but they should. Like it or not, these biochemical buddies of ours are directly correlated to whether we choose to run from stress or rise to the occasion.
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