A healthy spine is crucial to maintain vital bodily functions. Long hours and endless commutes to and from work have severely impacted the spinal health of Americans in the past few years. According to the Health Policy Institute, nearly 83 million workdays are lost annually due to chronic back pain.

Massage therapy focuses on targeting the right muscle group to help patients relieve back pain. Healthcare providers recognize and acknowledge the benefits of massage therapy and encourage patients to opt for alternative methods to relieve back pain, such as acupuncture and deep tissue massages.

This blog discusses the detrimental effects of bad posture on one’s health and the benefits of getting massage therapy treatment for the same reason.

What Bad Posture Means For Your Health

Bad posture is more than just slouching over your laptop, an arched back when you stand up, or slumped shoulders. Poor posture may overall decline your health, causing many other related issues. Some of these are given below:

1. Poor Digestion

If you spend long hours at your desk at work, you have probably experienced this already. A habitual slouching of shoulders over your shoulders and chest compresses your digestive tract. This position slows down or completely hinders abdominal organs such as the stomach and may contribute to a compromised metabolism in the long run.

2. Misaligned Spine

Your spine is most at risk due to a bad posture. A spine misalignment weighs down your musculoskeletal system, damaging your body mechanics during daily tasks. A misaligned spine may also cause a muscle spasm.

3. Chronic Neck, Shoulder, and Back Pain

Slouching or slumping makes you more vulnerable to pain in your entire upper body. The head, shoulders, and neck become stiff due to muscle tension resulting from remaining in a similar position for too long. The lumbar system may also fall victim to this strain, resulting in painful mobility in the long run.

4. Improper Circulation

Circulation problems result from long hours of sitting in one place. Your body will be deprived of the necessary circulation to perform necessary daily functions when it doesn’t get the circulation it requires to function efficiently.

Bad posture causes multiple muscular and internal issues that can severely deteriorate if not catered to timely. Let’s look at a few benefits of massages in the following section.

Benefits Of A Massage On Posture

There are various types of massages to help with poor posture:

• Swedish massage
• Sports massage
• Deep Tissue Massage

No matter the type of massage you opt for after discussing it with your masseuse and physical therapist, here are a few benefits you can expect:

1. Reduced muscle strain

A back massage aims to loosen the muscles that are stressed and overused. Focusing on pressure points, a deep tissue massage specialist uses the fingers, elbows, hands, and even the heels to release entrapped stress and relax connective tissue. A massage enables efficient blood circulation for better organ function.

2. Better digestion

A massage loosens muscle tightness, making it easier for you to relax. Your joints also benefit from freer movement; hence, you slouch much less. A laidback posture means that the abdominal organs are not compressed, hence allowing food in the stomach its due space to churn and digest. In short, a good massage helps you with digestive disorders.

3. Better spine health

When your muscles are not pressing up against each other, your spine has more room to breathe. Straighter shoulders and relaxed chest muscles mean lesser strain on the spine, improving your posture.

A professional massage spa will work on your problematic areas for a better posture. Massage practices using traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) have been around for ages, helping individuals manage stress and eliminate stressed muscles for better overall health.

Eden Massage offers deep tissue massages, sports massages, and many other massage therapy services in Fayetteville using Qi Gong and Reiki for energy healing. Our licensed Asian therapists employ modern techniques using technology to treat pressure points. Eden Massage believes in revitalizing the energy stored in the human body to accelerate the mental, emotional, and physical healing process.

You can contact our office in North Carolina for more details and information to book a massage session right away.

About The Author

Samantha J. has researched healing effects with the help of traditional Chinese medicine for over a decade. She holds a graduate degree in psychology and meditative practices and wishes to further study the development of Chinese medicine to help her clients and patients. Samantha also enjoys reading and being around animals when she is not working or studying.