subject: Back Massage Relieve Soreness Faster [print this page] If you are a home-owner (or renter), a parent, a caregiver, heck, even a pet-owner, you are on-the-go! Between carrying groceries or kitty litter, moving car seats, picking up small children, carrying back-packs, you are under physical (perhaps mental) pressure. As a parent, I can attest. If I am not making a bed, cooking meals, taking children from one activity to another, I am doing laundry, feeling my back hurt! This is truly common. My solution? Back massage at my local spa. The more frequent the better.
Spas offer more than just a back massage, from fingers to toes, from back to head. We tend to neglect our backs, even we are always using them. They are used even more than our feet. While I have tried many different massages, and enjoy them all, I feel that a back massage is most beneficial.
You will surely find a caring masseuse who will talk you through your first massage, discuss a variety of lotions and methods, as well as offering a semi-nude option or nude (covered modestly with towels) depending on your level of comfort. I, for one, was quite uncomfortable with the nude option, so first time around went semi-nude. The massage was so, so great! Two weeks later I am still feeling the relaxing, refreshing effect!
While spouses are often unsympathetic toward backache, possibly because they are feeling the same, I have found that girlfriends, who very often are having massages, are far more understanding. One particular friend of mine referred me to a masseuse. She's been having back massages often, and really enjoys them. She feels so relaxed that she says she might as well be on vacation!
Don't you love medicine? Would you prefer the massage-fix or long term pain medication? Certainly pain relief has come a long way, but consider this. In 1996, the Atlanta Olympic medical team decided that they would have a masseuse on hand in case of injury.
Massage can be used on any body part, but to me a back massage is the most suitable to my needs. After all, with three children, I am moving heavy car seats, carrying backpacks, and driving a lot.
As a parent, I instill in my girls the necessity of stretching and excercising. You would think I would lead by example. No, if I have great energy, I will clean out closets, take them to many classes, sit and watch. You ask, why not exercise when they are in class". Seems obvious - unless you have an obstinate child.
You say drop the kids off, walk, run, stretch". Have you ever tried to drop off a 6 yr old at a ballet class to watch her 9 and 8 year old sisters dance over a 2 hour period while she waits for her class? Maybe you've tried to run while a 6 year old whines about being too tired to keep up and throws a tantrum at the notion of a stroller or her bike. Not me, I sit and keep the peace. And that is why back massage works for me.
