At some point or other, most of us will suffer from a bout of back pain. In fact the National Health Service in the UK reports that it is the single biggest reason for people taking a day off work!
How can massage help in alleviating this common condition?
While the first recourse most people turn to is a simple pain-killer, and this will certainly relieve the symptoms of back pain, what is actually causing the pain? Obviously pain is transmitted via the nervous system, but the usual source of back pain is a combination of causes flowing from the way the back muscles, joints, ligaments and tendons function.