Benefits of Massage Therapy
- Massage feels good.
- Massage can stimulate the release of endorphins, the body’s natural pain killers, into the brain and nervous system.
- Massage can help loosen contracted, shortened muscles and can stimulate weak, flaccid muscles. This muscle balancing can help posture and provide for more efficient movement.
- Massage promotes deep relaxation and stress reduction. With the relief of tension and stress, the client feels better able to cope with daily situations.
- Massage increases greater joint flexibility and range of motion.
- Massage can relieve mental and physical fatigue.
- Massage loosens scar tissue. Massage can prevent scarring to some degree by not allowing stagnation of tissue edema following injury.
- Massage increases circulation which improves the delivery of nutrients, oxygen and arterial blood components to the area being worked on.
- The oxygen capacity of the blood can increase 10-15% after a massage.
- Massage can aid the movement of lymph, carrying impurities and waste away from tissues.
- Massage strengthens the immune system and promotes disease prevention.
- Massage can improve muscle tone and helps prevent or delay muscular atrophy as a result of age or inactivity.
- Massage stimulates receptors in the skin and muscles, brings awareness to areas that feel cut off by chronic tension patterns.