Massage, good idea? | Arthritis Information
Mum and I are going for a health farm massage in the next week or so. Although nothing is painful right now and the majority of the massage will be focussing on my back I NOT to sure if I will be able to deal with it on my fingers and feet. They aren't painful to move but tender to push. Anyone else had a massage recently and does it actually help the RA?
I love massages. Although they may hurt at first and a day afterwards, it really relaxes me and gets the blood circulating. I try and have one every 3 months or sooner. I can tell when I need one, when I tense up alot in the neck and back area. You can tell your therapist what hurts and how deep you want the massage. I highly recommend it and wish our insurance would cover it.
Speaking as a Massage Therapist, it's a great idea .
I have clients who have both fibro and RA, and it TOTALLY depends on
you. If you're tender, make sure they use light pressure.
You basically want them to increase your circulation to get excess
lactic acid out of your system. And make sure to drink LOTS and
LOTS of water before and after. And most of all, ENJOY because
it's all about YOU
Mina
Mina
My daughter has fybro.She had a massage a couple of months ago.She loved it.She was told to talk a vinger bath afterwards.is that normal.I think that really has turned her off to the idea of massages.
Sheila,
Personally, I have no idea what a vinegar bath would do that the
massage hasn't already done. As long as she drank a lot of water
to flush out toxins, that's the main goal. If she felt great then
that's the ultimate goal. Maybe she should try going to someone
else that doesn't tell her to take a vinegar bath, because it's a new
one on me.
Mina
Actually as strange as it may sound....taking a vinegar bath after a massage is one of the best things you can do. Specifically Apple Cider Vinegar. One of my best friends is a massage therapist. Used to I would hate getting massages because I would feel "sick" for a couple of days afterwards, no matter how much water I drank. She told me to go home and soak in a tub with some apple cider vinegar in it. I thought she was "out of her mind". But...I listened to her (only because she was a great friend and I knew she wasn't crazy) And to my total surprise I did not feel "sick" the next couple of days. How she explained it was that when you get a massage, it releases a lot of toxins from your muscles and those "toxins" don't actually leave your system right away, which is what makes you feel sick. But if you go home and soak in a tub (and make the water as hot as you can stand it) and add some apple cider vinegar to it, the hot water will open up your pores and the apple cider vinegar will get in there and release the toxins. You also need to drink ice cold water while you are in there. I know this all sounds crazy and I promise I was a sceptic until it worked like a miracle. So now I make it a total relaxing thing....I dim the lights and light a bunch of candles. It's a great ending to a day! I guess we all have our ways, I was taught that cold water after a
massage is a shock to the system which is a no no. You want it
room temperature so your body can flush easier, but some people say
tomaaato and some say tomato.
Mina
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