Benefits of Massage
Physical
- Helps relieve stress and aids relaxation
- Helps relieve muscle tension, stiffness, and spasms
- Foster faster healing of strained muscles and sprained ligaments; reduces pain and swelling; reduces formation of excessive scar tissue
- Provides greater joint flexibility and range of motion; improves posture
- Enhances athletic performance
- Promotes deeper and easier breathing
- Improves circulation of blood and movement of lymph fluids; reduces blood pressure
- Helps relieve tension-related headaches and effects of eyestrain
- Enhances health and nourishment of skin
- Strengthens the immune system
- Soothes aching overworked muscles
- Promotes more restful sleep
Mental
- Fosters peace of mind; promotes a relaxed state of mental alertness
- Helps relieve mental stress; reduces levels of anxiety
- Enhances capacity for calm thinking and creativity
- Satisfies needs for caring, nurturing touch.
Although Massage should not...
take the place of needed medical treatment, it may be useful for certain conditions, including:
* Arthritis
* Asthma and bronchitis
* Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
* Chronic and temporary pain
* Circulatory problems
* Digestive disorders
* Headaches
* Insominia
* Myofascial pain
* Reduced range of motion
* Stress
take the place of needed medical treatment, it may be useful for certain conditions, including:
* Arthritis
* Asthma and bronchitis
* Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
* Chronic and temporary pain
* Circulatory problems
* Digestive disorders
* Headaches
* Insominia
* Myofascial pain
* Reduced range of motion
* Stress