Colds & Flus

Tis the season for sniffling! It happens to the best of us. What happens if you become ill and you have a massage appointment?

Colds and flus are invasions to the body. Your immune system is like the military strategizing and implementing an attack. Lymph and blood carry white blood cells around the body sweeping up the infection. Lymph glands become centers for harboring the foreign substances.

One of the primary effects of massage is an increase in fluid circulation. The therapists hands, forearms, elbows, knees and/or feet are mechanically pushing blood and lymph around in your body. The problem with this is that your immune system has already made a very specific and careful plan of attack. Getting a massage while fighting the infection can have one of two possible reactions:

A) The body expels the infection faster than it would have otherwise and you are healed.
B) The body is overwhelmed by the new and unexpected activity, causing a set-back in the recovery process. You become even sicker than you were before.

It is because of this second possible reaction that we recommend calling to reschedule your appointment. As always, "cause no harm" is most important to us. Stay home and get some sleep!!