Massages can provide multiple health-benefits for many people, and recent research conducted by the Mayo Clinic in the US, has demonstrated that it is a highly-effective treatment for people recovering from heart-surgery.
Throughout, a 20 week period, the clinic studied 58 patients who were receiving massage-related therapies for post-operative pain and the results were so positive, that the clinic has now introduced a full-time massage routine and resource for people recovering from surgery. The after-math of a severe cardiac episode and subsequent corrective-surgery can be very physically and mentally challenging for patients as a result of the anxiety, stress and tension they often experience. Massages are expressly designed to reduce tension by manipulating muscles in a manner that eases trauma and strain.
There are many types of massages that can help to improve the health and wellbeing of a person, and from the perspective of Traditional Chinese Medicine, from which many massage-techniques originate – they are applied in order to maintain balance inside the body. Within today’s conventional medical community, massages are no longer considered as an alternative form of treatment, but as a complimentary means of achieving recovery and full health. Following surgery, many doctors now prescribe massaging as a means of reducing the lingering pain caused by incisions, as well as a means of enhancing body-mobility and helping body-parts to come back to life. A delicate massage to your legs and limbs is also a very effective way of assisting blood-circulation and can help patients to immerse themselves in the relaxed mental space that is most conductive for recovery.
However, whilst post-surgery massaging can offer many benefits, the process should not be rushed as over-exertion following an operation can have a dangerous and detrimental impact on health. It usually takes at-least 2 months for someone to recover from heart-surgery and massage related therapy should be undertaken gradually and evenly during this period.
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