Science Versus a Lincoln Park Massage - Is It An Ongoing War?

Whether you go get a Lincoln Park massage or check out a spa in the opposite end of the country, you will still meet people who are skeptical about the effectiveness of a massage.

Here’s what you can say to them to change their minds:

1. A massage can lower the level of anxiety, but it will be temporary because once the situation occurs again, the anxiety will return. However, because it can ease anxiety, it also means you get control over your blood pressure and your heart rate. If you have regular massage sessions, then you will be able to maintain a reasonable, non-invasive or ingestible style of therapy.

2. In a review that was conducted in 2008, it compiled 13 different studies on the effects of massage on chronic back pain. It clearly showed that massage can relieve the pain, and from this review the American Pain Society, as well as the American College of Physicians included massage as part of the treatment for chronic back pain.

3. In another study involving 300 cancer patients confined in the hospital, massage helped improve their emotional mood swings.

There are many other similar studies that have been done, 99% attesting to how massage can help people under stress or pain improve. It all conforms to the Gate Theory that revolves around stimulation through massage to block pain signals coming from the brain. Another theory suggests that endorphins or happy hormones are released because of massage stimulation. Go ahead and get a massage when the day is turning out to be one of your worst days, and see if you feel better after. Thus, be the judge so you can speak from experience.