Answer:
by causing activation of nerve fibers in your spinal cord
Step-by-step explanation:
According to the gate-control theory, a stimulation of other nerve fibers, which are nonnociceptive fibers in the spinal cord, via massage, would override nerve fibers that transmit pain signals by nullifying the effect or close such gates which inhibits its effects. When this occurs, the amount of pain signals reaching the brain is diminished as large nerve fibers are stimulated via back massage.