Massage Chairs Knock Down Aches Caused By Stress And Anxiety
Sep 30th 2009Erica GroverGolf
Contrary to popular belief, there is a difference between stress and anxiety. Stress comes from the pressures we feel in life which releases adrenaline. Anxiety, on the other hand, is a feeling of apprehension or fear. Both stress and anxiety can cause muscle stiffness and tightness. This can cause discomfort adding the feelings of stress and anxiety. Massage chairs offer a multitude of massage therapy treatments to induce relaxation and to calm the muscles and body.
Stress is normally caused by what is known as a stressor. Stress can come from any situation or thought that makes you feel frustrated, angry, nervous, or even anxious. What is stressful to one person is not necessarily stressful to another. In other words, it is situation dependent and individual dependent.
Anxiety is stress that continues after that stressor is gone. Anxiety is a feeling of fear or apprehension. This usually accompanied by feelings of impending doom. The source of this uneasiness is not always known or recognized, since the symptoms may persist long after the source of the stressor is gone. This also adds to the feelings of distress.
Think about how we react in a stressful situation. If we think we are going to be robbed, for instance, then immediately our heart rate will increase rapidly. Adrenaline is released by the body in a flight or flight reaction. Our awareness narrows to the source of the stress. Our muscles tense, our blood flow increases and our heart rate accelerates to deal with the immediate threat.
When this occurs in the body, there are common symptoms of stress. Since your body is on heightened alert you will experience aches, pains and fatigue. Keep in mind that the primary response of the body is to protect itself. The challenge in today's world is the source of stress is not normally an immediate bodily threat. We may stress to pay the rent, for instance.
Anxiety tends to be a feeling of unease. These feelings happen when we face situations of high uncertainty, for example, an important test or a job interview. Our body provides the energy and strength by the release of hormones. The sustained release of hormones can interfere with our normal activities.
Anxiety is many times a tougher problem to deal with than stress. Stress typically dissipates when the source of the stressor is no longer present. Stress tends to be much more short term than anxiety. Anxiety, on the other hand, may create paralysis. The mind tends to go over and over the same issues without solutions. This causes high levels of uncertainty and hesitation for an individual to act.
The important thing to reduce stress and anxiety is to take your mind off of these thoughts. One great way to do that is with a massage chair. Massage chairs come with MP3 players and headphones. You can put on some relaxing music to relax your mind. As your mind relaxes, the massage chair will massage your full body. Various massage techniques are used to relax the different muscles of the body.
Massage chairs come with many effective massage types. The best massage techniques available have been replicated in massage chairs. Techniques such as shiatsu, Swedish, reflexology, and many more are programmed into today's massage chairs. Everything works at the touch of a button.
Massage chairs come equipped with music players that help you to relax during the massage. It is very therapeutic to take your mind off the ruminations of thoughts about the stressful situation you find yourself involved. Playing soft rhythmical music helps the mind to relax while the muscles are being soothed and relieved. Massage chairs can be an excellent asset to help you relieve your stress and feelings of anxiety.
