American Massage Therapy Association on CBS New York's "Live From the Couch"
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- American Massage Therapy Association (AMTA) members Kristen Sykora, Eugene Wood and Jennifer Nelson were featured on the New York morning news and talk show "Live From the Couch" on August 29, 2012. Kristen talks about the importance of choosing a qualified massage therapist and the many benefits of massage therapy.
*Hello american... you like massage for health ? Yes we love massage because make we body relax and fresh*
Great Job LMTs !
Cool! Good job:-)
Over the years, I've had many forms of massage from highly competent professionals: Swedish massage? Yes. Also: shiatsu, sports massage (deep tissue), trigger point and, in Hawaii, lomi lomi.
Most had the advertised immediate benefits: I was more relaxed, less anxiety, more energy, a strong sense of "can do" - practically everything that's ever been said good about massage I felt.
But one colossal, undermining disclaimer: The benefits NEVER carried over to the next day. Maybe, at most, six or seven hours. At first, I thought, "Well, that must be limited to me and maybe a minority of others."
But now I doubt it, Of course, the following is anecdotal: I don't have the time, money, or resources to conduct a meaningful national study involving hundreds, if not thousands, of massage recipients. But everyone I've asked (more than 20) more or less said the same thing: Great benefits today. However, tomorrow is not only another day, but, regrettably, back to exactly how you were feeling before yesterday's massage.
There were no exceptions to that conclusion - my strong hunch is that well over 70 percent would agree that the carryover benefits vanish in a day - two at the most. Perhaps that's why massage is rarely insurable. If I were an insurance company executive, no way I'd insure a therapy that works wonders for such a short period of time.
It seems one potential way around this problem is a daily massage. At $80 an hour, or more, good luck with that.
- Len Rosen
To understand the longevity of the benefits of massage therapy, you could read this study: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22347369
While the long-term health improvements after receiving touch therapy may not be consciously noted, the overall improvement in circulatory and para-sympathetic nervous system function persists for more than just a day.