“Prayer indeed is good, but while calling on the gods
a man should himself lend a hand.”
Hippocrates
When was the last time you got a professional massage? If your answer is ‘never,’ then time to start saving up for one. Here are just some of the proven benefits of massage:
Improves immune system
Increases circulation
Lowers heart rate and blood pressure
Reduces stress and anxiety
Aids digestion
Alleviates headaches
Improves joint mobility
The list goes on and on…
Did you know that most all Massage Therapy schools offer student clinics for the general public? This is where you can get a great massage from a soon-to- be graduating massage therapist at a significant discount from what you’ll be paying once he or she graduates. So find a school near you and become a regular at their student clinic!
Although massage methods in healing have actually been around since approximately 2700 BCE, the United States is just beginning to recognizie the significant importance of massage therapy in our medical systems. Many European and Asian countries have been including massage as part of medical treatment plans for generations. In China, Japan, and India (to name just a few) Massage Therapists are an active part of in-hospital care for pre and post-surgical procedures.
You should also know that some American insurance plans do indeed cover massage if it is considered a ’medical necessity’ by your doctor – so tell your doctor it certainly is! And hopefully your doctor will listen, agree, and write a massage prescription for you pronto.
Be in touch. Stay in touch. Get a massage.
4 thoughts on “Massage”
For more than 20 years, I had the monumental privilege of having a weekly massage with the same therapist. In the process, we became good friends, sometimes chatting as well as resting through the process; at other times, we chased the gremlins creating “twinges in the hinges” from my maturing body.
Don’t waste any more time, Chuck, in offering your body more nearly immortality. Check out a few handshakes with a few therapists and translate the power of the handshake to the power of “those hands” on your back and feet. Reach your zone and keep coming back.
Times change, and now my indulgence needs to be cut by 50%, but the song may now be ended; the melody lingers on.
Let the therapist determine the incidentals of his/her practice. If you’ve chosen well, you will appreciate letting the zen person hit the proper bull’e eye. Eileen
Well-said, Eileen and Well-lived too! Chuck, we are all rooting for you! Thank you both for your inspirations.
I’m still wrapping my hands, arms and legs around getting a massage. Perhaps a Swedish one.
Thanks for the encouragement.
You can do it, Chuck!