It has been an exhausting week. Your body is tense and your shoulders ache from the time you wake up until the time you go back to bed. Six hours in the car last weekend only made things worse. Some of your friends brag about their time spent with an expensive professional massage therapist, but that luxury just isn’t in your budget. Whether you are a young gymnast who constantly works yourself to the point of physical exhaustion, or you are an older adult who is just experiencing the normal aspects of getting older, home massage products may be the answer to your pain.
If you simply do not like the forced intimacy of a professional therapist, a home massage kit for your mattress can provide you a non-intimate home massage option. Home massage products can be beneficial during eye surgery recovery. Vitrectomy is the surgical removal of the vitreous gel from the middle of the eye. Although nearly 82% of vitrectomy patients experience significant improvements in vision after the surgery, the recovery often requires the patient to lie face-down for as long as two to four hours a day. Face down equipment purchased for your home can allow you to provide yourself treatment during recovery. The vitrectomy face down support system can be purchased or rented and it allows you to complete the required two to four hours of therapy on your own schedule, not during regular massage therapist office hours.
Once you begin purchasing home massage products you will quickly find that this equipment is helpful in a variety of situations. Face down recovery equipment, for example, also allows you to relax a sore neck and back while lying face down in bed. In this position the user can also apply ice, heat, or transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation (TENS) at home.
Nearly 92% of consumers agree that massage can be effective in reducing pain, and a 2009 study found that a 30-minute massage can decrease pain for people with tension headaches. Professional treatments, however, can be expensive and difficult to schedule. The best time to relax and get a massage, for instance, is often at the end of a long day, not at a scheduled appointment in the middle of your work week. Home massage treatments allow you the relaxation provided by professionals at a fraction of the cost. These at home techniques also offer you the flexibility you need for your busy schedule. Isn’t it time you invested in yourself, instead of spending your money on expensive massage therapists?
