Why Does Scratching Our Backs Give So Much Pleasure?

However, there is a part of our body that when we scratch, It’s more relaxing than anything else. Sometimes we even ask our spouses or friends to scratch us…

Yes, just as you think, that region Nothing but our backs. So why does scratching our backs give us so much pleasure?

First, let’s look at how the itching sensation occurs.

The desire to itch is a natural reaction of our body to external factors that damage our skin. defense mechanism. It occurs when the nerve endings in our itchy area send a signal to our brain in response.

There are many reasons behind this desire. These include skin irritations, allergic reactions, diseases such as eczema or psoriasis, internal diseases such as liver and kidney failure, and some nervous system diseases. Of course stress, anxiety and other psychological conditions are also factors that arouse the desire to scratch.

So why does scratching feel so good?

We mentioned that the nerve endings in the area where the itching sensation occurs send a signal to our brain. Here you take your hand to that area and When you start scratchingBy applying pressure to the nerve endings in this area, you create a slight pain and eliminate itching. This situation causes your body to produce hormones, also known as the ‘happiness hormone’. increases the release of serotonin why is this happening.

In other words, what is felt while scratching feeling of reliefa feeling of relief both physically and psychologically due to the release of serotonin.

Let’s make an important note at this point in our content: As we mentioned above, there may be serious disorders underlying the need to scratch. In cases of severe or persistent itching, you should definitely see a specialist.

Let’s get to the main point. Yes, scratching creates a feeling of relief, but we feel it more on our back. But why?

Most of us have stressful lives. With work, work, school, family and making ends meet, the stress load on our body is increasing. And considering that our back remains in uncomfortable positions throughout the day due to many factors such as desk jobs, we feel the physical reflections of the stress factor on our back more. in our back muscles The degree of tension and hardness increases, blood flow slows down. Naturally, our back is the area that feels the need to itch the most and sends signals to our brain for this.

All this when we scratch our backs a reaction to influences We give more and feel the pleasure more. As blood circulation increases, our tension decreases. The pressure and pain we create by scratching, Increases serotonin release.

That’s why we feel so good when we scratch our back. So, how many of you felt the need to itch in different parts of your body while reading this content?

If so, please mention it in the comments and we will cover this issue in our next content 🙂 However, for you, our valued readers, a little spoiler we can give:

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