Many people have set up “shop” and have made homemade offices where they devote a significant amount of their time sitting at a desk. Our bodies are heavily affected by our environment and sitting at a desk for hours on end can take a heavy toll on our physical health.
Here are ways sitting for long periods of time can affect your physical health and here are reasons as to why you should consider massage therapy to help!
Weakened Muscles
Sitting all day loosens and weakens the muscles in the body, particularly those in the midsection and lower body. When sitting, leg and glute muscles are not being used or strengthened. Over time they weaken, affecting our balance. Our lower body becomes unable to hold us up when sitting down or keep us stable when walking and jumping, putting us at risk of injury. Like they say, if you don’t use it, you lose it!
Massage therapy can help engage specific muscles and help alleviate stress on overcompensating joints. By working on muscles, tendons, connective tissues, ligaments, and joints, massage therapy can improve your flexibility and range of motion, decreasing your risk of injury.
A great way to spend Valentine’s Day is feeling good and being relaxed. Our therapeutic massages combine tension relieving techniques with the most relaxing massage strokes. Each massage is unique and specific to your needs… just what the doctor ordered!
Why not show your body some love and come decompress?
Posture Problems
Sitting for long periods of time leaves our muscles vulnerable for degeneration and slouching at a desk causes a variety of issues for our shoulders, back, neck, and hips. Our head is tilted down, often staring at a screen which causes our neck and shoulders to arch, straining our muscles. The spin stiffens and overtime loses its flexibility while it absorbs the pressure.
Massage therapy can help decrease the risk of muscular-skeletal disorders and improve your posture. Deep therapeutic massage can help alleviate muscle tension, strained tendons, and more.
Poor Blood Circulation
An often-ignored consequence of immobile sitting is poor circulation. Prolonged sitting time can slow down your circulation and cause blood to pool in the legs and feet. This can lead to varicose veins, swollen ankles, or even blood clotting.
It’s important to care for our bodies and move our muscles, increasing blood flow. Massage therapy is very beneficial and helps decrease the risk of muscular-skeletal disorders, obesity, diabetes, cancer, heart disease, and more.
Chronic Body Pain
The longer you sit and maintain bad posture, the more likely you are to experience chronic pain in areas such as your neck, shoulders, back, hips, and legs. Did you know that back pain is a prevalent health problem in the U.S. and is considered one of the most common job-related disabilities? In a National Health Statistics Report by the Center for Disease Control (CDC), over 50% of American adults had some type of musculoskeletal pain disorder or pain in the lower back, neck, joints, as well as other related conditions.
Massage can help reduce your body’s aches and pains! Chronic pain, when treated over time can help reduce inflammation, rigidity, and other negative health outcomes.
In a nutshell, sitting for lengthy periods is terrible for your body and increasing movement throughout your day can improve your health. Another great alternative is massage! Massage is a great way to heal your body and maintain your physical health during COVID-19. Massage could be an important part of your self-care routine and can help alleviate stress and anxiety everyone is feeling during this time.
