Massage vs muscle pain

• April 20, 2024

The best treatment to eliminate the stress and muscular tension is the massage , because it helps reduce the levels of lactic acid (which occurs with the exercises and generates pain) and relaxes the body, generating a sense of physical well-being.

According to a study published in Science Translational Medicine, if a 10-minute therapy is applied on the muscles sore, reduces the inflammation and it helps your recovery after an arduous workout.

The research involved 11 healthy men, who had to work at full capacity on a stationary bicycle. They were taken a sample of tissue muscle of the legs (before and after the activity). Some of the participants were given a 10-minute leg massage and a sample was taken again.

In the results it was detected that the tissues of those who were massaged were very different from those who did not benefit from the technique, because they had lower levels of a protein called NF-kB, which plays an important role in the creation of an inflammatory response when doing exercise .

In other words, the massage help to cells to recover by increasing the levels of a protein called PGC-1 alpha, which stimulates the production of new mitochondria (small bodies of cells that participate in the generation of muscular energy and adaptation to exercise of resistance).

Aromatherapy and relaxation

The massage accompanied by aromatherapy increases its benefits and benefits for the body, because this technique has been used for a long time by millenarian cultures.

In an interview for GetQoralHealth , Liviere Martín del Campo , Lucy Garden Spa training director , explains how this therapy has developed over time:

The use of essential oils gives a well-being to the body and helps prevent diseases of all kinds, especially respiratory. So the next time you practice exercise , do not forget to give yourself a massage , which will help you recover and have energy to continue.

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