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benefits of massage

Massage therapy provides various forms of relief to people of all ages and from all walks of life. One need only experience a good massage to know it is beneficial to both body and soul. Although a single therapeutic massage can be enjoyable, the effects of massage therapy are cumulative. Receiving massage treatments on a regular basis will bring about long term benefits.

Therapeutic massage has proven beneficial for many chronic conditions. These include relief from low back pain, arthritis, bursitis, and fatigue, along with helping to control high blood pressure, diabetes, immunity suppression, infertility, smoking cessation, and depression.

Massage therapy specifically addresses and relieves stress-related tension and experts believe stress-related tension accounts for 80% - 90% of disease. Bodywork offers a drug-free, non-invasive and humanistic approach based on the body's natural ability to heal itself.

Therapeutic Massage gives one a feeling of comfort and relaxation. It's like taking a mini-vacation from the pressures of life. Studies have shown that massage therapy increases mental alertness and accuracy and reduces stress hormones such as coritsol and noradrenaline. These effects last longer as the cumulative benefits of regular therapeutic massage sessions are experienced. Weekly therapeutic massage sessions will help you look and feel years younger. At it's best, regular massage therapy sessions have the potential to restore the individual physically, mentally, and spiritually.

General benefits of massage

• Increases your body self awareness and sensitivity
• Reduces your stress, tension and anxiety levels
• Calms the nervous system and has a centering & balancing effect
• Relaxes, focuses and clears your mind
• Helps to improve and maintain your posture
• Encourages self-esteem and a general feeling of well being
• Alleviate muscle pain and improve range of motion
• Enhance immunity
• Reduce or eliminate back pain
• Help athletes prepare and recover from Sporting events
• Lessen depression and anxiety
• Reduce scar tissue and promote tissue regeneration
• Reduce spasms and cramping
• Relax and soften injured, tired and overused muscles
• Lessen migraine pain
• Lessen arthritis pain
• Decreased water retention

Benefits to your muscular system

• Increases the blood supply and nutrition to your muscles
• Helps your muscles recover more quickly from exertion and fatigue
• Reduces muscle spasms, tension, and cramping
• Stretches your connective tissue
• Helps to re-establish your proper muscular tone
• Reduces any muscle and/or soft tissue pain

Benefits to your skeletal system

• Improves the circulation and nutrition of the joints and helps increase your range of joint movement
• Reduces joint strain and compression by releasing tight muscles and tendons
• Helps to increase the retention of nitrogen, phosphorous, and sulfur in the bones and this aids in fracture healing

Benefits to your circulatory systems

• Increases the nutrients to the tissues via an increased exchange of fluids and materials.
• Enhances the elimination of the waste products of your metabolism
• Helps to reduce swelling and contusions
• Increases the number of red blood cells in your circulation
• Lowers your blood pressure and slows your pulse rate
• Facilitates tissue healing through the enhancement of circulation.

Benefits to your nervous system

• Affects the neurotransmitters of the brain and increases endorphin secretion which are the body's natural painkillers.
• Can reduce nerve entrapment through the release of soft tissue or muscular binding