Massage Therapy

At Northern Nevada Chiropractic, we offer complete care of the body and that includes massage therapy. Many of the conditions we treat, such as headaches, arthritis and fibromyalgia can greatly benefit from massage therapy in conjunction with chiropractic care. At NNC, we partner with Angelique Callegari Massage to offer chiropractic massage therapy to all our patients.

Massage and Chiropractic Treatment

Like chiropractic medicine, massage offers a drug-free, noninvasive and hands-on approach to helping the body heal itself. There are many forms of massage, but at AC Massage and NNC, the focus is on therapeutic, rehabilitating massage to help get patients out of pain, realigned and cleared of toxins.

According to the Mayo Clinic, there have been several studies of the benefits of massage that demonstrate it is an effective treatment for reducing stress, pain and muscle tension. Other symptoms massage can help alleviate are:

• Stress and anxiety
• Digestion
• Myofascial pain syndrome
• Headaches (tension and chronic migraine)
• Fibromyalgia
• Injury from trauma or sports-related
• Joint pain
• Strained or sprained muscles

There are countless benefits of massage, however the American Massage Therapy Association compiled a list of the top 25 benefits of massage therapy. They include:

1. Relieve stress
2. Relieve postoperative pain
3. Reduce anxiety
4. Manage low-back pain
5. Help fibromyalgia pain
6. Reduce muscle tension
7. Enhance exercise performance
8. Relieve tension headaches
9. Better sleep
10. Ease symptoms of depression
11. Improve cardiovascular health
12. Reduce the pain of osteoarthritis
13. Decrease stress in cancer patients
14. Improve balance in older adults
15. Decrease rheumatoid arthritis pain
16. Temper effects of dementia
17. Promote relaxation
18. Lower blood pressure
19. Decrease symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome
20. Help chronic neck pain
21. Lower joint replacement pain
22. Increase range of motion
23. Decrease migraine frequency
24. Improve quality of life in hospice care
25. Reduce chemotherapy-related nausea