[perfectpullquote align=”full” cite=”Michael F. Beck” link=”” color=”” class=”” size=””] Massage is effective in reducing pain owing to several neurological processes and conditions. The positive effects of relaxing massage interrupt the transmission of pain sensations of affected pain receptors from entering the central nervous system by stimulating other cutaneous receptors, because of what is known as the gate control theory. According to the gate control theory, painful impulses are transmitted along small- and large-diameter nerve fibers from pain receptors to the spinal cord and into the brain. Stimulation of the thermo- or mechanoreceptors by rubbing, massaging, icing, or other means is transmitted along the larger fibers and suppresses the pain sensations back to gate where the fibers enter the spinal column. [/perfectpullquote]
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Is Relaxation Massage Effective for Pain Relief?
January 12, 2017