Tuesday, December 18, 2012

Sore Muscles: The Science Behind Massage

By Brad Chase


Have you ever exercised really hard and then had a massage? It feels just amazing. When muscles are exhausted, massage can help them recover. The effects of massage are very visible but how are they possible?

Naked Massage London Is A Good Therapy- Aching Muscle Healing

Health professionals all over the world use massage as a way to ease inflammation and improve blood flow. It also reduces muscle tightness in athletes and normal people. But what are the actual scientific elements at work here? That is what people needed to find out. Scientists who wanted to know the medical cause of massage providing pain relief conducted a study, and the results were published in the Science Translational Medicine recently.

The Study

Take care of your muscle tissue with naked massage London- Muscle tissue was obtained through incisions after the volunteers exercised to exhaustion. The first visit concluded with leg biopsies of every subject under scrutiny. More vigorous exercise for over an hour was to be done in the second session. On the test subjects, massage was performed on one thigh for about ten minutes while the other thigh was left to recover by itself. The thigh muscle in each leg was biopsied again. A third biopsy was done over two hours later to determine how muscle injury and repair were working. Tiny tears are caused in muscle fibers due to vigorous exercise and inflammation happens as a result. Comparing the repair processes of both thighs will tell them if massage had any impact.

Scientific Study Results

A notable increase in cytokines production was visible - these are compounds essential for inflammation healing. Also stimulated by massage were Mitochondria - the components that convert glucose into the energy. Cell function and repair is impossible without Mitochondria. What does that mean? According to senior author Dr. Mark A. Tarnopolsky, professor of pediatrics and medicine, "suppression of pathways in inflammation and an increase in mitochondrial biogenesis helps the muscle adapt to the demands of increased exercise." He also concluded that anti-inflammatory drugs like Nsaids may seem to relieve pain in the short term, but they tend to retard healing in the long term and may not be such a good idea. Pearl has the best masseuses for naked massage London!

Go for a nice relaxing massage therapy session when you feel exhausted. A high end naked massage London place with a skilled masseuse will give you the benefits you need.




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