Be Well: Lasting Touch – How Massage Therapy Is Changing People’s Lives

MSP Mag | April 25, 2018

Minneapolis.St.Paul Magazine discusses how massage therapy can be a game changer for self-care and healing with NWHSU experts.

What you might know about massage therapy is how incredible you feel after receiving a relaxing session. What most people don’t know are the lasting and transformational effects massage can bring. Here are just a few of its many benefits.

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If you are one of the millions of Americans who suffers from chronic migraines or tension headaches, massage can seem like a miracle. Massage therapy offers two ways to address headaches. If you are experiencing stress and anxiety, you’re likely holding physical tension that can trigger headaches. Massage can loosen those tight and contracted muscles and relieve the headaches without a need for over-the-counter pain relievers. Over time, massage can improve posture and structural alignment of the body, which can prevent future headaches.

“Massage therapy is an opportunity to solve puzzles for people who can’t find solutions to health challenges like chronic pain,” says Dr. Michele J. Renee, DC, MAc, MT, Northwestern Health Sciences University’s massage therapy program director. “What sometimes seems like magic to our clients is actually a science-based approach to healing.”

Read the full article by Minneapolis.St.Paul Magazine here.