Massage therapy can address the underlying issues of drug and alcohol addiction, such as chronic pain, trauma and depression. It can activate the body’s natural healing process, reducing the need to rely on substances as a self-soothing mechanism.
Massage Therapy at Our Treatment Center
At Tranquil Shores, we perform massage therapy once weekly for the first month in the comfort of your condo to boost your connection with your body. This treatment can minimize pain to eliminate substance reliance. Our care providers combine it with treatments like acupuncture and yoga to ease chronic aches, facilitate relaxation and stimulate detoxification.
The types of massage therapy we employ include:
- Swedish: This alternative treatment can remove tension in your body to bolster tranquility.
- Cupping: An ancient form of alternative therapy to draw toxins to or away from parts of your body to relieve pain and inflammation.
- Deep tissue: This massage applies a high degree of pressure to reduce muscle tightness.
- Sports: We perform this remedy to ease chronic pain in athletes who have injured certain muscles multiple times.
- Shiatsu: This traditional Japanese therapy uses fingertip, knuckle or elbow pressure to enhance blood circulation and minimize muscle tension.
The Role of Massage Therapy in Detoxification
Certain massage techniques can encourage detoxification. A massage therapist manipulates your tissues using different movements to break down toxins and ease their elimination.
Massage also promotes detoxification by enhancing the flow of the lymphatic and circulatory systems, which contribute to toxic waste removal.
To learn more about Tranquil Shores or to start your recovery, contact us today!
Advantages of Massage for Drug and Alcohol Addiction
Besides boosting detoxification, the pulling and squeezing movements of a massage can have additional effects on your mind, body and nervous and circulatory systems, such as:
- Improved mood: Massage for drug and alcohol addiction can enhance endorphin release, improving mood and rebalancing the body’s neurochemistry state after the detox stage. These happy chemicals enable you to concentrate on recovery.
- Better sleep: You’ll sleep better and deeper after a massage, facilitating healing from the impact of substances and underlying issues like stress and depression.
- Lowered stress: Massage lessens stress, one of the common causes of substance misuse, by lowering the production of cortisol. These minimized tension levels promote relaxation and enable you to focus on recovery.
- Reduced chronic pain: This therapy decreases pain, addressing the need to rely on opioids and other substances to feel better.
- Minimized fear of touch: Massage therapy can enable you to associate touch with positive feelings. Our care providers will begin slowly with a part you’re more comfortable with to reduce the fear. They can also address the trauma first with other therapies before attempting a massage if your fear is considerable.
Join a Treatment Center That Cares
We adopt a holistic approach to establish the root cause of your substance use disorder and empower you to reclaim your life. Our care providers also have limited caseloads due to the 3-in-1 client-to-counselor ratio, supplying them more time to support and guide you.
We operate from Florida and serve Sarasota, Bradenton, Tampa Bay, Clearwater, Seminole and St. Petersburg. Many clients have benefited from our approach to healing, and you can too.
Contact us at 727-391-7001 or online to kick off massage for addiction recovery and other treatments.