Do you struggle with chronic low back pain? Do you feel migraines returning too frequently? At Inspire Movements Massage Therapy, we can assure you that you’re not imagining this connection. Your body may be wiring these pain together. Many clients here in Colorado Springs come in thinking they have two separate problems, to resolve and tackle. Often times, these conditions are intertwined in ways some may overlook. The Overlap Between Back Pain and Migraines are not randomized. They often share distinct, overlapping pathways:
Nerve Tension: Spinal misalignment or fascia tension in the low back can be pulled upward into the neck, triggering headaches. Or it could link downwards into the lower back.
Stress Response: Elevated cortisol levels and muscle guarding can trigger flare-ups across both planes, so the lumbar spine and head simultaneously causing the stress-response simultaneously.
Chronic Pain Loops: Once the nervous system combines the two pain zones, one flare-up often combats with the rival region.
Why Standard Treatments Could Be Missing the Full Picture
Most people bounce between separate providers trying to find the “one” solution, but this could be causing a root problem. For example, migraine medication silences certain symptoms amongst other indicators, but doesn’t reset tension flare-ups. On a side-note, stretching routines are fabulous! However, they are not the “full-picture” solutions to these problems. While they may help temporarily, they won’t unbind the deep-seated muscular holding patterns that have been around for who knows how long. This is why so many people still feel “stuck” most times. Since this is a dual-pain connection, doesn’t necessarily mean it is being treated together as a singular unit.
A Somatic Approach to Dual-Tension
The human body holds onto stress in more numerous ways than anyone can keep track of. These repetitive stress patterns often manifest as BOTH pain in the head and back pain. A somatic approach, one that considers how your whole-body stores and expresses pain, which then creates long-lasting change. Massage therapy is uniquely positioned to target these overlapping pathways between the headaches, migraines, and lower back pain. By restructuring both the nervous system and muscular tension, it gives your body permission to release the stored stress patterns that fuel your discomfort.
How Ashiatsu Massage and Cupping Therapy Help at Inspire Movements Massage Therapy:
these two specialized techniques are particularly effective:
Ashiatsu Massage: Deep, broad foot pressure intended to decompresses the spine, relieve low back tension, and calms nerve pathways that radiate into the head and along the lower spine.
Cupping Therapy: Improves circulation while decreasing inflammation, and breaks up trigger points that often contribute to cervicogenic headaches and spinal tightness. The cups, when placed in specific areas to be later massaged, help to bring the tension closer to the surface level, which then makes the massage and cuppin session to have more accomplished in the same amount of time. Together, ashiatsu massage and cupping therapy untangle pain pathways rather than chasing symptoms.
Lifestyle Support Between Sessions
Beyond massage, simple lifestyle changes can help to reduce flare-ups:
Stay hydrated to prevent muscular dehydration headaches.
Practice posture resets during work or driving.
Incorporate deep breathing to calm your nervous system.
Most importantly: consistency matters with massage AND general lifestyle changes.
Booking a massage session every 2 weeks to prevent the flare-ups from reestablishing themselves and the old patterns from returning as easily.
Take Action: Heal Both Problems. Not Just One
If you are tired of piecing together the temporary resolutions, it’s time to address your low back pain and migraines together. Inspire Movements Massage Therapy, conveniently located at 1295 Kelly Johnson Blvd, Suite 250, Colorado Springs, off of Kelly Johnson Blvd, and Academy Blvd, Vasa Fitness, Research Parkway, is here to help you find solutions. Book your Ashiatsu Massage in Colorado Springs and Cupping Therapy near Briargate today.
Your massage sessions are designed to restore function, decrease inflammation, and get back to pain-free movement once again.
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