Benefits of Massage Therapy for Abdominal Recovery Surgery

Benefits of Massage Therapy for Abdominal Recovery Surgery

Does massage therapy provide benefits for patients recovering from abdominal surgery?

4 million abdominal operations are performed in the United States each year.

Muscle inhibition and adhesions can become tighter even years after surgery and back pain often results because patients compensate for abdominal muscle inhibition and scarring.

Studies indicate that massage helped patients with chronic low back pain following abdominal surgery.

Massage therapy also helps minimize scars in abdominal surgery patients, stretching out the tissue to diminish the scar.

Healthcare continues evolving to less-invasive, natural, and drug-free methods placing massage therapy as part of your complementary and alternative healthcare choice.

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