Benefits of Massage for the Gardener
Daffodils are blooming, the birds are singing merrily from the trees across the street, the sun is shinning and our days are getting warmer. Spring brings the beginning of gardening season here in the southern part of Ontario and, with this joyful and exciting time of year, the possibility for our overdoing it in enthusiastic bouts of muscular exertion. Muscles that haven’t been worked in a while are now potentially being engaged to pry and uproot over-wintering ground covers, to add soil amendments, and to thoroughly dig and overturn dormant garden beds for planting. Intensively using muscles that haven’t been consistently worked in a while can mean that some of us will be dealing with movement restricting sore muscles, stiffness and lower back pain.
Fortunately, there is therapeutic relief available from massage therapy that is tailored specifically for gardeners. Scientific research shows that massage relieves pain and stiffness, speeds recovery time and improves joint flexibility, to name just a few of its many benefits. Massage is quite effective prior to or after a gardening session. If done just before a strenuous day of garden work, one can minimize soreness by increasing circulation to the muscles and loosening the joints. Massage is used to reduce the chance of injury –especially from those at-risk hypertonic (over strong) areas that may be prone to strain.
Daffodils are blooming, the birds are singing merrily from the trees across the street, the sun is shinning and our days are getting warmer. Spring brings the beginning of gardening season here in the southern part of Ontario and, with this joyful and exciting time of year, the possibility for our overdoing it in enthusiastic bouts of muscular exertion. Muscles that haven’t been worked in a while are now potentially being engaged to pry and uproot over-wintering ground covers, to add soil amendments, and to thoroughly dig and overturn dormant garden beds for planting. Intensively using muscles that haven’t been consistently worked in a while can mean that some of us will be dealing with movement restricting sore muscles, stiffness and lower back pain.
Fortunately, there is therapeutic relief available from massage therapy that is tailored specifically for gardeners. Scientific research shows that massage relieves pain and stiffness, speeds recovery time and improves joint flexibility, to name just a few of its many benefits. Massage is quite effective prior to or after a gardening session. If done just before a strenuous day of garden work, one can minimize soreness by increasing circulation to the muscles and loosening the joints. Massage is used to reduce the chance of injury –especially from those at-risk hypertonic (over strong) areas that may be prone to strain.
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