Pulled Muscles Benefit from Learning How to Give a Massage

Want a good reason why it's good to learn how to give a massage? In an article on speeding up healing found here , the author talks about an Australian study that found if a pulled muscle is tended to by massage therapy within three hours of starting to hurt, the muscle would be 1/3 less sore and swollen than it normally would be three days later with no massage. The massage techniques used relieve the soreness and reduce the swelling besides just feeling good. So learning how to give a massage could just be the best gift you could give yourself or your family.