Back pain – you know the feeling. You get to Friday and you have spent most of the week sitting at your desk in Leeds or in the car driving between appointments.  The back pain starts as a nagging ache in your shoulder but before long you have a stiff neck and the occasional shooting pain down your arm.

This is usually when people start to get worried.  A trip to the Doctor might be in order but more often than not the whole situation can be resolved by a course of deep tissue massage.

Muscle tension can be very insidious.  You persevere, trying to get on with daily tasks. All the while the tense muscles are trapping lactic acid and other toxins in the muscle fibres.  If the tension isn’t released, then the toxins build up and the tension spreads.

How deep tissue massage can help with back pain?

A deep tissue massage can help by warming, lengthening and draining muscle tissue.  It isn’t meant to be relaxing but it is deeply cleansing. It’s like wringing out your muscles, flushing out the waste and filling the tissue with fresh blood, nutrients and lymphatic fluid.

So if you have a back pain, aching back or tight shoulders, don’t wait for it to get worse.  Take some action and get a massage.  Make sure the massage is going to be deep tissue and make sure the therapist is fully qualified, insured and a member of a professional body such as the Federation of Holistic Therapists.

A regular massage can keep back pain at bay – so what are you waiting for?

Benefits of Deep Tissue Massage Treatments for Back Pain

• Warms and stretches muscles to ease tension
• Cleanses muscles and removes toxins to reduce aches
• Promotes a better quality of sleep.
• Relieves or prevents headaches which can be caused by tension in the neck and shoulders
• Improves blood circulation and drainage of lymphatic fluid
• Relieves pain and stiffness in the back, neck and shoulders
• Relieves stress and stress-related conditions.
• Improves flexibility and increases range of movement

Phoenix Health and Wellbeing (Leeds) Massage for Back Pain

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Phoenix Health and Wellbeing is a charitable social enterprise in Leeds City Centre, offering massage, counselling, and acupuncture services. Proceeds support those with chronic mental, physical, and emotional health issues who would not otherwise be able to access this care.

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