If you have serious back pain in Tacoma, massage therapy is one of the best pain management options. The more you know about the benefits of this miraculous chiropractic practice, the better suited you will be for knowing when you need it to heal any pain you may have. It's more than just getting a massage which is relaxing and just feels good—massage therapy is actually a form of healing your body, like setting a bone or stitching up a wound. Massage therapy can reduce inflammation to injured areas that are painful and swollen. It can also increase flexibility so that an injury doesn't occur in the first place. Below are some benefits of massage therapy from Proctor Chiropractic, specifically what it does and when you may need it.

Back Pain from an Accident

If you have been in an accident and are experiencing new forms of pain that you had never experienced before, then a visit to a massage therapist is essential. A car accident, a fall or a physical collision of some kind can cause an injury that you may not know about for a few days, and may be internal and difficult to fix. The body work offered through massage therapy helps to identify injuries and stimulate self-healing of the damaged areas. All the licensed massage therapists at our practice are trained to help people who are recovering from injuries, both minor and serious alike.

Pregnant Women with Back Pain

Pregnant women and back pain more or less go hand in hand, unfortunately. While this pain is often unavoidable due to the natural pregnancy process, our massage therapy practice has therapists who are trained to help alleviate this pain. The massage therapy helps the process of being pregnant become a little bit easier and more enjoyable, helping a woman to concentrate on taking care of herself and her pregnancy.

Sports Injuries

Sports injuries greatly benefit from massage therapy on a regular basis. Studies have been done that show muscles which go through the massage therapy process heal much more quickly than those that do not, leading to fewer injuries in the future and less lingering or prolonged injuries. So if you're a serious athlete or have a lingering muscle injury from all the activity you do on a regular basis, you'd be well served visiting our Tacoma massage therapists.

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