Covington Athletic Massage

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Healthy muscles = freedom to move, play, and live your best life. They let you enjoy sports, dancing, and fun activities. They also allow you to tend to the not-so-fun necessities of life like making the bed or mowing the lawn.

Exercise, rest, and a balanced diet are the keys to lifelong health. Here are 5 more easy tips to support your muscle health! 💪❤️

Tired of taking muscle relaxers and pills to feel better? Book a Pain Relief Therapy session at Covington Athletic Massage instead!

Aching muscles waking you up?

Painful joints limiting your workout gains?

Sounds like you need a massage!

If you're having pain in any of your movements, chances are you need some extra blood flow and tension relief.

Book a session, and let's get you back to feeling great! 🙌

Can you relate? 😂

Deep tissue massage is the application of slow, firm pressure to help release and relieve muscle tension.

“HURTS” SO GOOD.

And totally worth it!

🔷 NECK PAIN: 𝗖𝗔𝗨𝗦𝗘𝗦 & 𝗣𝗥𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 🔷

Neck pain is common and can interfere with daily activities and reduce your quality of life if left untreated. It can feel like a persistent ache, stabbing/burning pain, headache, or increased muscular tension.

Common activities that are well-known for causing repetitive stress on the neck include:

🔹Texting
🔸Reading
🔹Sitting for long periods in awkward postions
🔸Sleeping

People whose jobs can trigger neck pain include:

🔸First responders
🔹Nurses/Doctors
🔸Writers
🔹Desk workers
🔸Truckers

COMMON CAUSES:

🔹Overuse from repetitive actions or strenuous activities, or too many hours hunched over a computer or a smartphone.

🔹Tension from stress commonly causes neck pain and stiffness

🔹Poor posture

PREVENTION TIPS:

🔹 Adjust your desk, chair and computer so that the monitor is at eye level.

🔹 Take frequent breaks. If you travel long distances or work long hours at your computer, get up, move around, and stretch your neck and shoulders.

🔹 Avoid carrying heavy bags with straps over your shoulder. The weight can strain your neck.

🔹Sleep in a position that keeps your head and neck aligned with your body. Use a small pillow under your neck.

If you experience recurring neck pain, consider booking a massage to address the issue directly. And remember to STAY ACTIVE!

STAY MOVING, STAY HEALTHY 💪🏾

“No days off” isn’t always the best approach.

Here are 5 signs that you might need a rest day! 🚨

🔷 SHARP, LOCALIZED PAIN

This type of pain:

- prevents you from moving comfortably
- restricts your mobility
- impacts your ability to do daily tasks.
- can be caused by a tear, stress fracture, or aggravating an old injury

If you’re feeling this, it means you should REST.

🔷 ACHY JOINTS

Soreness or aching in your joints can indicate that your muscles aren’t absorbing the force properly.

And that the soft tissue around your joints is absorbing too much.

It can also be attributed to pre-existing injuries.

🔷 LACK OF QUALITY SLEEP

Sleep affects your energy level, mood, and performance.

It allows your body to restore, rebuild and recover.

If you’re not getting enough sleep, and feeling fatigue, it’s no surprise that you need a rest day.

🔷 OVERTRAINING

It’s not always easy to tell whether you’ve trained too much.

✅ Track your workouts and check your training history to monitor your level of activity throughout the week.