{"id":13953,"date":"2017-01-09T18:40:32","date_gmt":"2017-01-09T18:40:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zeel.com\/blog\/?p=13953"},"modified":"2022-07-01T17:32:14","modified_gmt":"2022-07-01T21:32:14","slug":"treat-sleep-issues-insomnia-with-sleep-massage-therapy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zeel.com\/blog\/massage\/types-of-massage\/treat-sleep-issues-insomnia-with-sleep-massage-therapy\/","title":{"rendered":"Treat Sleep Issues &#038; Insomnia with Sleep Massage Therapy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you can\u2019t sleep at night, you\u2019re not alone. Over 30% of adults report experiencing a lack of sleep, or insomnia, which can cause (or worsen) such unsavory symptoms as depression, anxiety, and irritability. Most people either suffer through sleepless nights or reach for sleeping pills or OTC medicine. \u00a0But there\u2019s a better method to put you on the fast track to slumber \u2013 a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zeel.com\/sleep-massage\">sleep massage<\/a>. Sleep massage can help you get the rest you need on a regular basis \u2013 and there\u2019s no need to resort to taking a slug of Nyquil.<\/p>\n<h3>What causes insomnia?<\/h3>\n<p>Some common causes for insomnia include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Stress<\/li>\n<li>Illness<\/li>\n<li>Pain (especially back pain and neck pain)<\/li>\n<li>Life changes<\/li>\n<li>Aging<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Can\u00a0a massage relieve insomnia?<\/h3>\n<p>Sleep is influenced by your hormones, especially melatonin. Melatonin causes sleepiness and relaxation. Serotonin, the \u201cfeel good\u201d hormone, is necessary to the body\u2019s production of melatonin.\u00a0 Massage has been proven to raise levels of serotonin and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zeel.com\/blog\/zeel-massage-news\/happy-stress-awareness-day-learn-how-to-reduce-stress-in-your-life\">reduce muscle stress <\/a>\u00a0\u2013 thus helping you get to sleep.<\/p>\n<p>Massage also relieves pain that can keep you awake at night\u00a0\u2013 massage for back pain and neck pain is especially helpful.<\/p>\n<h3>How is sleep massage different?<\/h3>\n<p>All massage helps with sleep to some extent, but our\u00a0sleep massage, the Thrive Massage by Zeel (inspired by Arianna Huffington\u2019s book\u00a0<em>The Sleep Revolution<\/em>), is specially designed to promote deep and restorative sleep. The massage includes a combination of gentle pressure, rocking, scalp massage, hand massage, and foot reflexology massage, along with the optional application of lavender oil.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zeel.com\/massage-on-demand?utm_source=blog-post&amp;utm_medium=Treat-Sleep-Issues-Insomnia-with-Sleep-Massage-Therapy&amp;utm_campaign=blog-cta\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-17979 size-full lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.zeel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/get-a-massage_button.jpg\" alt=\"get a massage\" width=\"332\" height=\"75\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zeel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/get-a-massage_button.jpg 332w, https:\/\/www.zeel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/get-a-massage_button-50x11.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 332px) 100vw, 332px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Does lavender oil help insomnia?<\/h3>\n<p>Lavender oil, when coupled with\u00a0massages or even on its own, is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/SB10001424052748703846604575447591695802182\">proven<\/a> insomnia remedy. Studies have shown that a lavender aroma helps relax muscles and promotes deep sleep. Plus, it smells great too. (If you&#8217;re looking for more specifics on other\u00a0essential oils that can help you fall\u00a0sleep, read further here.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sleep massage can help you get the rest you need on a regular basis \u2013 and there\u2019s no need to resort to sleep medicine.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":13961,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[388,507,593,636,645,972,1052,1054],"thb-sponsors":[],"class_list":["post-13953","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-types-of-massage","tag-foot-pain","tag-insomnia","tag-massage-at-home","tag-massage-for-insomnia","tag-massage-for-sleep","tag-reflexology","tag-sleep","tag-sleep-massage"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Treat Sleep Issues &amp; Insomnia with Sleep Massage Therapy - Zeel<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Suffering from insomnia and night-time anxiety? 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