The Science behind Massage Therapies
Massage in one form or another has been used in most societies throughout history to treat people with disabilities and illnesses. It is extensively embraced and accepted that massage feels good and massage therapists of the UK do a good job in it. But it is only lately that scientists began asking, how does it really work? Based on the bio-psychosocial model of disease and health, the investigation into mechanisms of action should expand beyond local tissue changes and include central and peripheral pain modulation. An observed favourable result may be explained by a number of overlying responses in the spinal cord, periphery, and brain, Here are four scientific reasons, massage helps you feel better Affective Touch - Therapeutic stimulation of somatosensory nerves (C-tactile afferent) and interpersonal touch mediates the discharge of endogenous opioids and oxytocin, which can result in improved mood/affect, physiological and behavioral rea...