Review your peers posts and create a response . What did you find interesting? Is this something you would recommend to a patient? If you would like more information, please describe.

Review your peers posts and
create a response . What did you find interesting? Is this something you
would recommend to a patient? If you would like more information, please
describe.
Use proper citations with APA
format.

Discussion :
Complementary Treatment (Massage)
Health is one of the
basic needs of an individual in life. Without health, one cannot enjoy wealth,
work or even spend time with family and friends. Therefore, many strive to
achieve quality health through fitness and proper eating (Chen et al., 2019).
However, not many are lucky enough to have good health, and some health
conditions tend to be long-term diseases that affect individuals’ daily
activities. Medication alone cannot change the situation for long-term needs.
However, complementary therapies have been chosen to help reduce the
progression of health conditions or even relieve pain. Complementary treatments
do not use medication; however, they are used along with the treatment
recommended by practitioners (Chen et al., 2019). One of these complementary
treatments is massage therapy.
Massage therapy is a
complementary treatment used to handle different health conditions that may be
physical or even psychological (Kinkead et al., 2019). Massage therapy is used
for general well-being and relaxation. However, it is often used to manage body
pains and aches in areas such as joints and muscles. Massages are done by
therapists who use their hands and fingers to rub and press soft tissues in the
body (Kinkead et al., 2019). However, other forms of massages involve the use
of arms, elbows, and feet depending on the pressure expected on the selected
body part. There are different types of massages, such as the general massage
or Swedish massages, and many others named depending on the part of the
impacted body.
Massage therapies have pros
and cons, which must be weighed to ensure that massage is the best option for
the selected condition. Some of the benefits of massage therapy include pain
management. Different diseases cause pain to the back or joint muscles; Massage
helps calm the conditions and control pain (Field, 2019).
Massages are used in stress reduction and,
therefore, allow the release of the present tension, allowing clear thought in
an individual. Massage is beneficial in addressing depression and anxiety where
patients can feel relaxed and release emotions of anger and irritability. It is
used in sports rehabilitation, foot injuries, back injuries, even shoulder
injuries, and many more. Finally, massages are used for general wellness and help
the body rejuvenate from work burnouts and tiredness. These benefits are pretty
helpful to various health conditions (Field, 2019). However, there are
disadvantages to massage therapy. Physical injury may be caused during deep
pressure massages, migraines, or headaches when the individual is not massaged
well, and it can be time-consuming and costly.
Field (2019) wrote an
article describing the importance of different touches; CT touch, social touch,
and massage. According to the journal, massage is essential for wellness and
improving development. At the same time, Kinkead et al. (2018) wrote an article
on a study that revealed the benefit of massages on cancer patients to reduce
treatment fatigue. In various other studies, massage therapy has been used to
handle conditions better than medication use. Studies show that patients who go
for the massage therapy are more likely to improve even without medication.

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