Massage alone won’t help you recover from serious injuries, especially if the local chain provider performs it. At best, it provides temporary relief from the pain, but it doesn’t address the underlying cause. You need something more, but you’re not sure where to find it.
Imagine how helpful a massage can be in the hands of a skilled physical therapist. Rather than a basic rub-down, they include therapeutic massage therapy as a helpful component in your healing journey. Their expert techniques provide effective pain management, enhanced mobility, and accelerated injury recovery.
At Preferred Rehabilitation, we incorporate massage therapy into your personalized treatment plan. Book your appointment today!
Experience the Benefits of Therapeutic Massage Therapy
Therapeutic massage produces the best results when it’s integrated with other services in your overall treatment plan. This holistic approach addresses your soft tissue issues and the underlying limitations caused by your injury.
Here are the benefits you’ll receive from massage services provided by a physical therapist:
1. Pain Management
You want relief from your pain, and a therapeutic massage performed by a physical therapist (PT) can help. Using their knowledge of the musculoskeletal system, they identify the root causes of your pain. They apply techniques such as trigger-point therapy and deep-tissue massage. This approach helps reduce your chronic pain and muscle tension more than a general massage.
2. Enhanced Mobility and Flexibility
Physical therapists use techniques such as myofascial release therapy. It helps your PT break down scar tissue and muscle adhesions (knots), which restrict movement. This helps reduce your muscle stiffness. It also helps improve your tissue elasticity, joint range of motion, and overall physical function.
3. Quicker Injury Recovery
Therapeutic massage helps improve blood flow and lymphatic drainage to your injuries. These techniques deliver vital nutrients and oxygen and remove metabolic waste from your body. This helps speed up your body’s healing process. As a result, you could experience improved circulation and inflammation reduction.
Beyond Surface Relief: Your Clinical Massage Experience
Active restoration is the goal for your therapeutic massage therapy delivered by a qualified PT. This is much different than the experience you get at a massage studio in your local strip mall.
A basic rubdown at a local chain studio might offer a temporary relief. Unfortunately, it often misses the mark with those dealing with chronic pain or injury recovery.
For people looking for results, here’s why therapeutic massage from a physical therapist is superior:
- Standard massages focus on where it hurts now, while a PT’s clinical approach identifies the “referred pain” patterns and fascial restrictions that are causing the discomfort.
- Some massage studios follow a routine regardless of your medical history. In an integrated PT environment, your massage therapy is customized to your needs for each visit.
- A spa therapist doesn’t communicate with your doctor or physical therapist, while your PT makes everything a part of a team effort that aligns with your rehabilitation goals.
Get Healing Massage Therapy at Preferred Rehabilitation
If you have recently been in an accident, don’t wait for the pain to “go away.” You deserve a clinical partner who incorporates the benefits of therapeutic massage into a plan designed to help you heal your injuries.
At Preferred Rehabilitation, we know that therapeutic massage therapy is a medical necessity, not a luxury. We help stop the cycle of chronic pain before it starts through this process:
- Identify the root cause of your pain.
- Restoring your mobility through proven techniques.
- Providing integrated care that’s dedicated to your recovery.
By now, you’re ready to begin your journey to achieve a pain-free life. Call (313) 928-0700 or contact us online to schedule your consultation!