Stress Waived- After the massage.

What to do -After the massage.....

Water	ICE	Stretching
what you think is excessive is probably what your body needs. Why—after a massage your cells are more active since your general circulation is increased. Also we have activated and woken up some cells that have been quite and squished from the tension in the muscles. These cells now feel dehydrated. Our body is 98% water so the cells are craving water. The more water the cells get, the less sore your muscles will be later in your day/night. The water also helps flush out the tense area from any toxins that were stuck in the area.	Icing a few times after your massage can also help decrease soreness. During the massage we increased circulation. The way your body responds to ICE is that it pulls more circulation from the extremities (in prep for hypothermia). This means it pulls the toxins away from the area we just worked on and opened up-released tension. As the toxins decrease, the ache does too! Once you take the ICE off, the blood will increase to the loosened area- this bring nutrients to the cells and muscles, again that will decrease the aches/pai	As we discussed, stretching helps remind and retrain the muscle to a better place. Muscles learn quickly and what we teach them- both good and bad. A tight muscle doe not know that ‘tight’ is not a good place to be. Stretching reminds and trains the muscle that it can be comfortable in a different position- longer. The longer, (untightened) the muscle the more movement you can have with less aches/pain and the longer it takes the muscle to tighten up again. All this allows you a better day. Try and combine you stretching into your daily routine. IE: when reaching for paper, lean away and stretch the pecs, when walking to the bathroom-stretch your upper back- traps.