How Often Should I Get a Massage for Back Pain?

In a busy and stressful city, effective self-care is the key to survival. Massage therapy has been proven to relieve stress, chronic pain, and restores functional movement. The decision to include massage therapy in your care routine often raises the question, “How often should I get a massage for back pain?” There is no single answer, but after working with many clients, we have some ideas for your lifestyle and health profile. Hope this helps you determine how often you need a massage to be pain-free.

How Often Should I Get a Massage for Back Pain?

With office work, over time your body begins to accept your sitting postures as your “ideal” posture. The body will adjust your fascia, nervous system, and muscles to make sitting easier. This can be problematic when you are doing something more active, such as a yoga class or a run. The long-term accumulation of stress at the desk while sitting sometimes leads to back pain.

Fighting back pain caused by sitting at the desk can be managed effectively with a series of massage therapy sessions. A series of 3 to 8 massages less than 2 weeks apart is typically sufficient. It will make a big difference in your posture and deliver you from chronic back pain. Once you are free from pain, look at the above general guidelines for how often you should get a massage for back pain.

A good massage therapist can also offer you exercises, corrective cues, as well as other self-care practices. Practicing these can significantly reduce the number of massage sessions you will need to relieve your back pain completely.

Massage Therapy is Cumulative

Having massage therapy sessions constantly at Performance Chiropractic + Physiotherapy will help you get the most out of your body. The effects of massage are cumulative. Your body is constantly thriving when it comes to caring for it, and each session builds on the last. This is one reason we recommend you book your next appointment after you have completed an ongoing appointment.

Our therapists at Performance Chiropractic + Physiotherapy would like to take you to the “maintenance” massage. This means our therapists have brought you to a stable point where you have little or no injuries and no significant pain. Ultimately, we want your massages to be relaxing and therapeutic adjustments that will keep you from harming yourself and feeling back pain in the long term.