We’ve stated it before: sleep is the cornerstone of self-care and better health. Exercising, having the resolve to eat better, and getting better sleep will improve just about every element of your routine. Restful and restorative sleep improves mood, hormone function, and physical recovery. One powerful way to maximize your sleep is by adding massage, especially a luxury massage chair, to prime you for bedtime.
Reduce Stress and Anxiety
Massage can decrease cortisol, our stress hormone, while elevating dopamine and serotonin, our feel-good hormones. More importantly, serotonin is a neurotransmitter that helps prepare the brain for sleep by converting to melatonin. Melatonin is another crucial hormone that regulates our sleep-wake cycles. Combining reduced cortisol with increased dopamine and serotonin will promote relaxation and allow you to fall asleep quicker and more deeply.
Massage Can Enhance Delta Brain Waves
Delta brain waves are the slowest measurable brain wave bands and are most present during deep, dreamless sleep states. Delta brain waves are crucial for a host of healthy bodily processes, including physical restoration of the body, brain rejuvenation and cognitive function, immune support, hormone regulation, and stress reduction.The relief and relaxation experienced with a massage can help you get to a delta state quicker, maximizing sleep’s therapeutic effects.
Reduced Muscle Pain and Tension
Sometimes, a massive hurdle to a good night’s rest is simply discomfort from muscle pain and tension. The most obvious benefit of massage is to relieve these symptoms through increased blood flow and decreased discomfort in affected areas. Combining the neurochemical benefits with increased comfort establishes an excellent opportunity for better sleep.
A Luxury Massage Chair for Better Sleep
Short of a live-in masseuse, a luxury massage chair provides the best opportunity to include massage as part of your sleep and self-care regimen. It doesn’t require making appointments or driving to the spa, but an at-home solution for on-demand massage.
Massage chairs like our M.8 NEO LE use various lifelike mechanisms such as MoveSync™ and Sens8™ massage mechanisms, Arms of Embrace™ and TheraElliptical™ Calf Kneading, among other proprietary technologies, all choreographed by a shiatsu master to deliver a real-feel massage like that of a professional masseuse. Combine the total body massage with features such as heat and zero gravity recline to achieve unmatched relaxation and prepare for incredible sleep.
Luxury massage chairs from OHCO even provide an additional relaxation layer with aromatherapy. Essential oils can be added, such as lavender, which promotes comfort and stress reduction, to create an immersive massage experience designed to achieve better sleep.
A massage can help you sleep better. A luxury massage chair can provide you with all the tactile pressure – rolling, kneading and compression – you would get from an in-person massage. A chair like OHCO’s can also provide heat, zero gravity, and aromatherapy. A 10-minute massage session will initiate the sleep routine, relieving stress, anxiety, and muscle discomfort to help you get the best rest possible.