Tickle Therapy

Many people struggle day to day with physical and mental health problems. Sometimes medication doesn’t work and people want a better or simpler way to treat their Health problems. We all know laughter is the best medicine and tickling is usually done for fun. But did you know that tickling can improve your health and manage certain medical conditions?

In this article we will be giving you a quick overview of what tickle therapy is, the benefits of it and how it works. Let’s start by going over what tickle therapy is. Tickle therapy is the process of getting tickled for the purpose of providing relief and management to a medical condition. It can also be used to improve your overall health and wellbeing.

Recent studies by scientists have shown that just a few minutes of laughter from tickling will make you feel better. When you get tickled and laugh the feel good hormones are released in your body. This happens every time we laugh at something but when we are tickled it happens quicker and works a lot better because of the sensations and amount of laughter produced by tickling.

There are three feel good hormones in our body. The first one is Dopamine which makes us feel good, second is serotonin which reduces anxiety and depression and the third is endorphins which make us happy and helps reduce physical pain. Tickling also strengthens emotions bonds between the tickler and person tickling them as well as making them feel loved and wanted by each other.

Tickling might seem like a silly or unusual way to improve your health or manage a medical condition but there are many benefits of tickle therapy. This includes stress and anxiety relief which happens from the feel good hormones that are released that make you feel happy and calm meaning not only is it a good way to manage stress and anxiety but also fast heart rate and high blood pressure.

This happens because laughter protects the heart by lowering stress levels and inflaming heart muscles and blood vessels. There are other benefits of tickling as well. Tickling can helps manage depression, PTSD and other mental health conditions. But the benefits don’t stop there because there many physical health benefits of tickling as well.

Other health benefits of tickling include helping you sleep better, managing tiredness, fatigue, lack of energy, lack of motivation, managing aches and pains and also getting you into a better and happier mood. Tickling the feet has all these benefits to as well as some extra benefits. Here is a list of the benefits of tickling.

General Health Benefits Of Tickling

• Stress relief

• Anxiety relief

• Lowers your heart rate

• Lowers your blood pressure

• Relief of PTSD and depression symptoms

• Improves your sleep

• Manages tiredness, fatigue, lack of energy and lack of motivation

• Relief of aches and pains

• Makes you feel happy, calm and in a better mood

Health Benefits Of Tickling The Feet

• All of the general health benefits of tickling

• Relief of foot pain

• Strengthens your immune system by the release of endorphins

• Manages and prevents high blood pressure because laughing lowers your blood pressure meaning tickling the feet is one of the best ways to manage and prevent high blood pressure

• Increases bone density by stimulating sensory receptors

• Helps your heart, lungs and respiratory system by improving your breathing and relaxing the mind and body

• Improves the muscle in the feet through stimulation and better oxygenation making your feet muscles stronger and less prone to injury

• Helps you sleep better by relaxing tense muscles, relieving stress and relaxing you

• Stimulates circulation which improves blood flow and reduces swelling

• Feet tickling is usually enjoyed by the tickler and the person getting tickled making you both feel happier.
  
  

Now that you have read about all the benefits of getting tickled you need to know what health conditions tickle therapy is best for. Below we have included a short list of health conditions that tickle therapy can be used for.

Mental Health Conditions

• Anxiety

• Depression

• Stress and Stress disorders

• Panic attacks

• PTSD

• Bipolar

Physical Health Conditions

• Arthritis

• Back pain

• Fast heart rate

• High blood pressure

• Insomnia

• Sleep apnea

• Incontinence

• Blood flow and circulation issues

Other Benefits

• Manages fatigue

• Makes you happy

• Gets you in a better mood

• Improves your sleep

• Relieves body aches and pains

• Manages tiredness, lack of energy and lack of motivation

That is a list of health conditions tickle therapy can be used for. There are other health conditions it can be used for as well but this a general guide of what to use it for. Now you know what tickle therapy can be used for it’s time to go over a few important points.

Benefits For The Tickler

During tickle therapy the person getting tickled will get the most out of it and get all the benefits we discussed in this article. But there is also some benefits the tickler can get out of it. Tickling strengthens emotional bonds between the tickler and the person getting tickle. 

This makes tickling good bonding time and it can also help people reconnect with it each other after a falling out or other drama that could have occurred between the two people in the past as well as reconnecting after a long time apart from each other. This is especially true among family members, spouses or people in relationships that are having trouble reconnecting with each other.

Aside from this tickling can also make the tickler and the person getting tickled feel closer to each other as well as loved and wanted by each other. The last benefit for the tickler is that tickling is fun and is usually enjoyed by both the tickler and the person getting tickled. 

This means the tickler will usually enjoy doing the tickling as well as watching the laughter and reactions of the person they are tickling which will make them happy and in the end they could end up really enjoying tickling and want to do it more often which is good for both the tickler and the person getting tickled.

Tickle Therapy For Pain Relief

As we mentioned earlier tickle therapy can be used to relieve pain in all areas of the body. We want to go over exactly what we mean by this and how tickle therapy can be used to do this. Firstly, tickle therapy for pain relief will not work for all types of pain as it depends on what kind of pain you are in and how much pain you are in.

Tickle therapy is mainly suitable for general body aches and pain, muscles aches and pains, pains from minor injuries, arthritis pain and mild to moderate pain from inflammation. But it could work for other types of pain to but the best way to know it is try tickle therapy when you are in pain and see if it helps or not. 

But tickle therapy will not work if you are in severe pain or have a bad injury or wound. In this case tickle therapy should be avoided in the effected areas of the body and you should use painkillers or other methods recommended by your doctor to mange your pain. 

If you use tickle therapy for pain relief make sure the tickle therapy is performed on the area of your body that is hurting and a light and gentle tickle might be best in this situation as well. Make sure the tickle therapy session is a reasonable length and if it hurts or makes your pain worse in any way make sure you stop the tickle therapy straight away.

But most of the time tickle therapy works fine for pain relief if you are using it for the types of pain it is mainly suitable for as we discussed above. There is nothing like a good tickle therapy session at the end of the day when you are feeling tired and achy after a long day at work. We guarantee you will be feeling better in no time and tickle therapy is a great pain relief method that will get you in a better mood and help you to be less reliant on painkillers and other medications.

How To Get Tickle Therapy

Tickle therapy can be easy to get if you go with the right options. It can be free or it can cost a fair bit of money depending on where you get tickle therapy. There are businesses that operate in some parts of the world that do tickle therapy for anyone but it will cost money each session. But to save on costs you could get it tickle therapy for free by asking someone you trust like a friend, girlfriend, boyfriend, family member or spouse to tickle you and get tickle therapy that way.

But if you don't have anyone to ask or no one wants to tickle you then you will have to pay for tickle therapy through one of the tickle therapy business like we mentioned above. There are tickle therapy businesses based in the USA, United Kingdom, Spain, Russia and a few other countries around the world. Our business Alternative Treatments is based in the USA and Tickle Therapy is one of the services we do to.

Our business along with some other tickle therapy businesses offer international travel and will pass all the travel costs along to you. So if you live in country that doesn't have a tickle therapy business it would be better to ask someone you trust to tickle you to save on costs of paying for tickle therapy internationally. If you are interested in our tickle therapy services feel free to contact us via email or use the contact form on our website for more information. 

Tickle Therapy Rules & Tips

Tickle therapy can be a great way to manage health conditions but you need to consider if you like being tickled. If you do then go for it but if you don’t like being tickled then tickle therapy may not be for you. Tickle therapy is simple to get done. Simply ask someone you trust to tickle you. Tickle therapy can be done on any ticklish area of the body but the most common spot is the feet and another common area is the upper body including the sides, armpits, stomach and back.

Make sure the person you ask to tickle you is happy and feels comfortable to do it. Tickle therapy is best done somewhere comfortable. If you are going to be getting tickled the best place to do it is on a comfortable bed. Simply lay down on a bed with the tickler sitting or standing close by to you within reach of the area they will be tickling. When you are both ready let the tickling begin.

As a general rule tickle therapy sessions should be at least 10 to 15 minutes in length. A bit longer is even better. This is because the more you laugh the better you will feel. Tickle therapy can last as long as you want it to but should adhere to this general rule.

Tickle therapy is easy as all the tickler has to do is tickle you and we all know how to do that. As long as it tickles, you’re laughing and it is not hurting then they are doing well. There are no rules to follow except for the general rules and tips discussed above. The tickler is free to tickle you wherever, however and as much as they like.

If you are trying to get pain relief in a specific area or trying to manage a health condition that effects a specific area of your body then that is where your tickle therapy should be focused at least for that tickle therapy session.

Finally never let a stranger tickle you and don’t force out any laughter. Let it come out naturally as you are getting tickled. Remember the more you laugh the better so let it all come out. Most importantly have fun with your tickle therapy sessions.

Conclusion

In conclusion As you have read tickle therapy is fun, easy and has many benefits. It is a safe and effective method of managing mental health conditions like anxiety and depression as well as physical health conditions like arthritis, high blood pressure and fast heart rate.

There are benefits for the tickler as well during tickle therapy like the strengthening of emotional bonds between the tickler and the person getting tickled as well as making them feel loved and wanted by each other. 

Tickle therapy can be done at business that provides the service and some of these businesses also provide international travel. But to save on these costs we recommend you ask some you trust like a friend or family member to tickle you. It;s great for relieving stress and body aches pains and is definitely something you should consider if you are trying to manage a health condition tickle therapy is suitable for.

Tickle therapy is one of the best alternatives treatments out there. It should be fun and a good experience for both the tickler and the person getting tickled. Even if you just try it once you will feel better. Tickle therapy is a safe and effective way to improve your health as well as manage many health conditions. We hope you found this article useful. For information visit our website or check out our tickle therapy eBooks.