Increasingly, Western medical professionals have been prescribing massage as a treatment for recent or chronic back pain sufferers. However, those who are not as familiar with massage may not understand how it can be, in some instances, as effective as pharmaceutical or surgical treatments. Thankfully, this blog post offers a thorough explanation of how various massage techniques can be used to ease the pain of those who live with back pain as a result of injury or the age-related disintegration of the tissue that connects the spinal column.

It details how people who have back pain is the result of recent injury should wait a while before getting a massage treatment. This will give the injury some time to heal so that bruising and swelling that would make a massage physically unpleasant has a chance to go down. For chronic back pain sufferers, it also discusses the importance of finding out which massage type would work best for your specific condition. For example, someone who has back pain as a result of holding their head in an awkward angle for hours at a time would likely benefit from a massage style that would correct their poor posture. Check out this eye-opening article to get more details on how massage can aid in the healing process.

Read the full article on what’s the best way to relieve back pain here: Lower back pain and massage