Medical Massage Therapy
Accident Injury Doctors | Helping Restore You to Maximum Wellness
As a part of our comprehensive program to provide complete body wellness and injury recovery treatment at Accident Injury Doctors Pain & Injury, we incorporate medical massage therapy into many of our treatment regimens. We view medical massage as more than just a luxury or stress relief activity—it complements and enhances our chiropractic adjustments and manipulations.
Work with our team to find out how medical massage therapy can help alleviate your pain and discomfort and augment your recovery process.
The Benefits of Pressure Release Massages
A common instance where medical massage therapy can complement chiropractic treatments involves soft tissue injury, tightness or loss of range of motion. When we can effectively realign shifting bones and improve your overall posture, we can improve blood flow and mobility within muscle tissue, tendons and ligaments. Whether you have experienced an overuse injury in your back, neck or shoulders or are recovering from a severe sprain or tear, regular treatment massages can help loosen and stretch your soft tissue to accelerate your recovery.
Medical Massage Can Help Improve Flexibility
After an injury or as a result of inactivity, your muscles, tendons and ligaments may constrict or lock up, limiting the range of motion in any surrounding joints and creating stiffness and/or discomfort. A combination of chiropractic adjustments and medical massages can help maximize your flexibility and maintain your physical capabilities. Chiropractic adjustments will ensure that there are no mechanical malfunctions to impair your flexibility, while massage therapy can loosen up muscles and tendons to improve tissue elasticity.
Stress Relief Massage Therapy
While the primary focus of medical massage therapy is the treatment of physical ailments, it can also provide meaningful stress relief, no small matter when you are recovering from an injury. Rehabilitation from an injury requires a great deal of patience and strength. You may miss work and you may experience financial challenges, in addition to your physical pain. A professional massage can give you the ability to experience an hour of peace and relaxation. The feeling of tranquility after your massage can make a long and uncomfortable recovery period less taxing.
How To Determine What Type of Massage You Need
If you don’t regularly receive massage therapy, you may be uncertain what type of massage will best meet your needs. Most common massage therapists provide a simple, soft and relaxing massage experience, without any focus on specific tightness, merely applying the massage techniques uniformly across your body. A deep tissue massage from a masseuse without requisite training in medical massage therapy can actually aggravate any existing injuries. Working with one of our certified medical massage therapists will ensure your health and comfort.
Incorporating Medical Massage Therapy Into Your Recovery
Some gentle massage can be self-administered, but rehabilitation typically requires a thorough, deep-tissue massage, administered by a trained and certified medical massage therapist. At Accident Injury Doctors, we will carefully integrate medical massage into your overall recovery plan. We are committed to helping you move toward maximum health. Send us an e-mail or call our office at (405) 600-7092 to schedule a consultation with one of our chiropractors to see if medical massage therapy can help improve your condition.