The Psychological Benefits of Massage

Massage therapy is most often viewed as a means of reducing stress and promoting health. Little mention is made of its benefit to psychological well-being and healthy relationships. The impact of massage on this aspect of personal well-being should not be overlooked, as it is a key to a life that is well-balance. When we are out of sync with ourselves, we are out of sync with our friends and loved ones as well. Massage can be a tremendous tool for promoting psychological wholeness.

Even Freud, the father of modern psychology recognized the benefits of massage therapy for mental health and wellness. He recognized that massage helped his patients relax and open up more easily in therapy. He saw the value of massage for use with his patients who were experiencing sexual problems, and used it to help them overcome their issues.

Wilhelm Reich, one of Freud’s students began to pay attention to his patient’s body posture and facial expressions, using them as guides to their subconscious. He began to understand that our body operated as a shield that helped us function in the world, even if it was not effective functioning. He called it “armouring” and viewed such bottling-up of emotions as detrimental to one’s health. He believed it led to depression and other mental and physical illness. He too began to incorporate the use of massage in his therapy to help his patients relax and open up. It saw it as a way to assist his patients to begin to remove their “armour” and allow the full expression of feeling and emotion.

This concept has been carried forward into modern psychology as well and should be considered by the person interested in massage. Regular massage not only reduces physical stress, it reduces psychological stress as well. The body, mind and spirit go hand in hand in everything we do. Using a robotic massage chair on a regular basis will help us remove our “armour” and open ourselves to psychological wholeness and health.

Having a quality massage chair available in your home or office can provide you with an exceptional tool for coping and relaxation. The best massage chairs offer options in programming and have exceptionally fine tuned engineering to offer you a massage that is incredibly close, if not better than, the real thing.

When treating psychological issues with massage, consistency is important. A massage chair, in your home, will provide this consistency. At any time, you can take advantage of massage therapy to help you relax and open up to your feelings and yourself. As a result you will experience a growing sense of psychological wholeness that will carry into your relationships with others both at home and at work.

You will find that you are better able to cope with challenging issues when they occur as you will be more relaxed and more aware of your feelings and emotions. It is not a far stretch to conclude that purchasing a robotic massage chair might just save you money on a therapist’s bill as well as your doctor bill. At the very least, massage therapy will open you up to more effective therapy sessions. Ask Dr. Freud!