WHY MASSAGE?
Benefits of Massage
Here are just a few of the many Physical and Emotional benefits of massage:
- Increases circulation, allowing your body to pump more oxygen and nutrients into tissues and vital organs.
- Stimulates the Lymphatic System – a network of tissues and organs that help rid the body of toxins, waste, and other unwanted materials.
- Lowers Blood Pressure, which can help improve your cardiovascular health.
- Alleviates stress, anxiety, anger, and depression, as well as helping trauma victims reconnect with and reclaim their bodies.
- Helps relieve mood swings, bloating, headaches, weight gain and other PMS symptoms.
- Reduces post-surgical healing time.
- Relaxes and softens injured and overused muscles.
- Reduces spasms and cramping.
- Increases joint flexibility and improves balance in older adults.
- Reduces post-workout recovery time and helps prepare for strenuous exercise.
- Releases endorphins – the body’s natural painkiller – which helps cope to control and relieve pain associated with chronic illness, injury and post-op recovery.
- Reduces post-surgery adhesions and edema, and can be used to reduce and realign scar tissue after healing has occurred.
- Improves range-of-motion and decreases discomfort for patients with low back pain.
- Relieves pain for migraine sufferers and decreases the need for medication.
- Provides exercise and stretching for atrophied muscles and reduces shortening of the muscles for those with restricted range of motion.
- Assists with shorter labor for expectant mothers, as well as less need for medication and shorter hospital stays.