La Grande Chiropractic Care: Massage
"Ahhhh..." is music to a massage therapist's ear!
What is Massage Therapy?
Complementary to chiropractic care at Dr. Paulette Hugulet, DC, LLC with Cox Technic Flexion Distraction and Decompression spinal manipulation, massage therapy is the manual manipulation of the body's soft tissue structures through an assortment of techniques ranging from relaxing to rehabilitative. Soft tissues include muscle, skin, tendons, fascia, ligaments and joint capsules. These are often involved when the spine and extremities are hurting.
With massage therapy, function, flexibility and overall circulation of the soft tissues increase.
How Can Massage Therapy Help?
Massage therapy can be helplful to people of all ages and conditions. It is commonly used to help relieve pain due to many distinguishing problems, including but not limited to
- Headaches and migraines
- Muscle and related conditions such as spasms, strains and sprains
- Back pain
- Neck Pain
- Sciatica
- Arm pain
- Repetitive strain injury
- Pregnancy-related back pain
- Stress relief and associated conditions
- Post-injury and post surgical rehabilitation
- Inflammatory conditions such as arthritis and tendonitis