Relieve Headaches

Therapeutic massage is an effective method in the treatment of tension-type headaches and other stress and muscle tension related ailments. Massage techniques, as applied by professionally trained, qualified massage therapists, have been specifically developed to relieve pain by treating the source of that pain: the muscles and tissues of the back of the neck, shoulders, at the base of the skull and on the scalp. Warming, softening and relaxing these muscles, tendons and connective tissues, through therapeutic massage, eases the pressure which can cause tension headaches and is a powerful technique for relieving pain associated with this ailment. Full body massage treatments also aid in relaxing muscle tension throughout the body and alleviating pain. Even a tense calf muscle can cause a person to react by tensing his or her shoulders and neck against the pain, which can then lead to a tension-type headache. This is especially true of the muscles of both the lower and upper back, as they support much of the body’s weight and directly connect to the muscle groups associated with tension-type headaches. In these ways, massage therapy treats tension headaches by addressing the specific muscles that cause this type of pain, but also through a holistic approach, promoting full body relaxation and general muscle and body health.