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Proof That Massage Helps You Sleep Better

Picture of teddy getting a great nights sleep after his massage.

Massage can help you sleep better, sleep for longer and make it easier for you to drift off to sleep. Many of my clients tell me they sleep especially well after a massage, and there is also scientific research that supports the link between massage and better sleep. Good-quality sleep is important for your health and wellbeing. When you do not get enough sleep, you can feel tired, stressed and less able to cope with daily life. Poor sleep over time can also have a serious effect on your health. Many clients tell me they wake up feeling more refreshed after a massage. This can be a good sign that they have enjoyed deeper, more restful sleep. Massage is not the only way to improve your sleep. Keeping regular sleep times and making sure your bedroom is quiet, comfortable and suited to sleep can also help. If poor sleep is leaving you tired and worn out, massage may be one simple way to help your body relax and give you a better chance of enjoying a good night’s sleep.

It Is Official – Massage Supports Your Sleeping

The American Massage Therapy Association’s official position is that professional massage can help people sleep better. After serious study, evaluation of the available research and comments made by my own clients, I agree. After getting treatment here my clients have told me “I slept like a log.”, “I had a great night sleep the night after.” and “I was so relaxed when I got home I just drifted off.”. The quality of and the ability to get to sleep improves significantly after massage treatments.

The Evidence is Overwhelming

Chubby Man getting a massageThere is quite a lot of evidence is to support the AMTA position. I have selected a small sample for you here but, there is much more of it out there. Castro-Sánchez A et al (2010) studied Fibromyalgia sufferers. Results show after 20 weeks of massage there was a good improvement in the quality of sleep. Oliveira D et al (2012) says post-menopausal women receiving massage had improved sleep, suffering less from insomnia. Field T PhD et al (2002) research tells us that those receiving massage therapy had more sleep hours than those that did not. Beckett C PhD et al (2010) studied 53 hospital patients suffering pain in an acute ward. Results showed not only was pain significantly reduced but, the ability to sleep was also significantly improved.

NHS Says 6 to 9 Hours Sleep Per Night is Good

Every person is different. This will mean that some people require more or less sleep than others. The recommended amount of good quality sleep by the NHS (2018) is somewhere between 6 and 9 per night. This is best achieved by having a regular time to go to bed. Also having a regular schedule to start your bedtime routine wind down for the night. It also helps to have your bedroom fit for purpose. Bedrooms should be quiet, easily darkened, comfortable places for sleeping in. They should not have televisions and other modern day devices in that keep you awake. The better your environment is designed with your sleep in mind, the better your quality of sleep will be. Massage can also be a very good help in getting a good nights sleep.

Not Enough Sleep Can be Very Bad

Photo of someone in a hammock at sunset. De-stress yourself.We are told by NHS (2018) lack of sleep is something that is commonplace in modern society. 1 in 3 people suffer from poor quality of sleep and/or a lack of sleep that affects them the next day. This starts by you getting out of bed tired and listless, then being grumpy and moody all day. All of this happens and then of course we repeat the cycle. It is a health risk for those suffering like this more than once in a while.

Being too tired to concentrate and make critical decisions can affect your work and your driving. The latter can be fatal. Your body needs rest so your immune system can function properly, fighting off colds and flu. Lack of sleep can affect your mental health leading to depression and anxiety.

Massage Can Aid Sleep Leading to Many Positive Benefits

The other side of this coin is getting a good amount of sleep regularly which massage can help you to do. This helps boost your immune system. It can increase your sex drive and according to Teloken P et al (2005), men’s ability to gain erections. This means close personal relationships will improve and it also increases fertility. Tochikubo O (2018) data tells us good sleep may help your body to cope better lowering blood pressure. All in all getting good regular sleep has been linked to numerous positive physiological and psychological benefits which massage can help with.

Conclusions

The AMTA, my clients and I agree that sleep is improved by massage therapy. The evidence of many scientific studies supporting this is overwhelming. There also other things you can do to aid your sleep. Not getting the recommended 6 to 9 hours can lead to serious problems. Getting a good amount of good quality sleep can  improve your immune system, your sex drive, fertility, blood pressure and men’s erections. Massage treatments help you to get better sleep which in turn gives you a number of great benefits.

 

References:

AMTA (2012) Massage Therapy Can Help Improve Sleep [Online] Available at https://www.amtamassage.org/approved_position_statements/Massage-Therapy-Can-Help-Improve-Sleep.html (Accessed 17 August 2018)

Castro-Sánchez A et al (2010) Benefits of Massage…on … Quality of Sleep … [Online] Available at https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3018656/ (Accessed 17 August 2018)

Oliveira D et al (2012) Effect of therapeutic massage on insomnia … in postmenopausal women. [Online] Available at https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22017318 (Accessed 17 August 2018)

Field T PhD et al (2002) … Sleep Improves After Massage Therapy [Online] Available at https://journals.lww.com/jclinrheum/abstract/2002/04000/fibromyalgia_pain_and_substance_p_decrease_and.2.aspx (Accessed 17 August 2018)

Beckett C PhD et al (2010) The Effects of Massage Therapy on Pain Management in the Acute Care Setting [Online] Available at http://www.ijtmb.org/index.php/ijtmb/article/view/54/96 (Accessed 17 August 2018)

NHS (2016) How to get to sleep [Online] Available at https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/sleep-and-tiredness/how-to-get-to-sleep/ (Accessed 15 August 2018)

NHS (2018) Why lack of sleep is bad for your health [Online] Available at https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/sleep-and-tiredness/why-lack-of-sleep-is-bad-for-your-health/ (Accessed 15 August 2018)

Tochikubo O (2018) Effects of Insufficient Sleep on Blood Pressure Monitored by a New Multibiomedical Recorder [Online] Available at https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/abs/10.1161/hyp.27.6.1318 (Accessed 16 August 2018)

Teloken P et al (2005) Defining association between sleep apnea syndrome and erectile dysfunction [Online] Available at https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0090429505016936 (Accessed 16 August 2018)

Richards K (1998) Effect of a back massage and relaxation intervention on sleep in critically ill patients [Online] Available at https://search.proquest.com/openview/a6bef0dfba6af9152076eab0fe660918/1 (Accessed 16 August 2018)

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