Benefits of Massage
Experts estimate that upwards of ninety percent of disease is stress-related. And perhaps nothing ages us faster, internally and externally, than high stress. Massage is an effective tool for managing this stress, which translates into:
Massage can also help specifically address a number of health issues. Bodywork can:
Experts estimate that upwards of ninety percent of disease is stress-related. And perhaps nothing ages us faster, internally and externally, than high stress. Massage is an effective tool for managing this stress, which translates into:
- Decreased anxiety.
- Enhanced sleep quality.
- Greater energy.
- Improved concentration.
- Increased circulation.
- Reduced fatigue.
Massage can also help specifically address a number of health issues. Bodywork can:
- Alleviate low-back pain and improve range of motion;
- Assist with shorter, easier labor for expectant mothers and shorten maternity hospital stays;
- Ease medication dependence;
- Enhance immunity by stimulating lymph flow—the body's natural defense system;
- Exercise and stretch weak, tight, or atrophied muscles;
- Help athletes of any level prepare for and recover from strenuous workouts.
- Improve the condition of the body's largest organ—the skin;
- Increase joint flexibility;
- Lessen depression and anxiety;
- Promote tissue regeneration, reducing scar tissue and stretch marks;
- Pump oxygen and nutrients into tissues and vital organs, improving circulation;
- Reduce post-surgery adhesion and swelling;
- Reduce spasms and cramping;
- Relax and soften injured, tired, and overused muscles;
- Release endorphin's—amino acids that work as the body's natural painkiller; and
- Relieve migraine pain.