Healing from a motor vehicle accident (MVA) can feel like an uphill battle, but massage therapy is one of the effective ways of easing pain and promoting healing and wellness. Access Physio offers special massage therapy for assisting patients in dealing with the physical and emotional stress after an accident.
The Advantages of Massage Therapy for MVA Injuries
Eliminating Muscle Tightness and Cramping
Accidents can make muscles tight or cramp and can lead to pain and stiffness. This makes everyday movements uncomfortable and limit flexibility. Massage therapy helps by relaxing these tight muscles, improving blood flow, and reducing tension.
Restoring Range of Motion
Injuries from accidents are a common reason for limited joint movement. Massage therapy alleviates muscle tension and improves the flexibility of specific tissues, enabling a return to regular movement of the affected area.
Boosting Circulation
Blood flow is critical for recovery and for the body to repair itself. Massage therapy increases circulation, bringing oxygen and nutrients to damaged tissues, decreasing inflammation and accelerating healing.
Reducing Pain
Massage therapy promotes the release of endorphins, your body’s natural pain relievers. It also neutralizes nerve compression, inflammation and reduces pain.
Prevention of Scar Tissue Formation
Effective massage helps re-integrate collagen fibers into alignment during the healing process and decreases scar tissue production as a result. This also helps maintain flexibility and mobility over time.
Decreasing Stress and Encouraging Relaxation
Emotional stress is common with accidents. With each stroke and touch, massage therapy decrease stress hormone or cortisol level that calms our nervous system allowing us to relax for overall emotional well being.
Improving Sleep Quality
Sleep can be disrupted by stress and pain. Massage therapy prevents these problems and helps you maintain deeper, restorative sleep.
Supporting PTSD Recovery
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can be brought on by accidents. Relaxing massage techniques can aid emotional trauma and mental health.
Why Choose Access Physio?
At Access Physio, we adopt a multidisciplinary, collaborative approach towards recovery. We work with physiotherapists, chiropractors and physicians to make sure we have a complete treatment plan based on your needs.