Massage and Chronic Pain

by Sylvia Carlson

Massage can ease chronic pain. Massage therapy research shows how chronic pain can be relieved.

Everyone probably knows at least one person who is suffering from some form of chronic pain.

It is a very debilitating and isolating experience because you cannot actually see pain. Massage therapy can be effective in reducing pain.
Pain Statistics

In Canada, one in ten people suffer from chronic pain. According to the 2001 Ipsos Reid National Canadian Pain study, that's about 31% of Canadians. In the U.S., the American Pain Association estimated that chronic pain affected approximately 86 million Americans (2001).
Can Massage Relieve Pain?

Pain is noted to be the most frequent complaint brought to physicians in North America. Medical authorities define pain as a subjective feeling that cannot be observed or even measured directly, and it is often explained away by the stress concept or as a result of mental stress. It comes as no surprise then, why so many people seek alternative ways to deal with their pain. In 1997, a U.S. health survey showed that consumers spent between 4 and 6 billion dollars on massage. The American Massage Therapy Association noted that 47% of the people polled in a consumer survey used massage therapy to relieve and manage their pain, and 91% said massage therapy was effective in reducing pain.
Pain Relief

In ancient Greece and Rome, it was actually the physicians who utilized massage as one of the primary methods to treat pain. Today, massage therapists are some of the best trained people to deal with myofascial and musculoskeletal pain syndromes. Why? Because that's what they are trained to do.

Massage therapists are trained in anatomy, physiology, and pathology, and they spend many hours physically palpating and manipulating the muscles and soft tissue of the body. Whether it is lower back pain, arthritis or fibromyalgia, massage may be able to relieve the associated pain.
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