Benefits of Therapeutic Massage
Massage improves our lives with these benefits:
Helps relieve stress and aids relaxation Helps relieve muscle tension and stiffness Alleviates discomfort during pregnancy Fosters faster healing of strained muscles and sprained ligaments; reduces pain and swelling; reduces formation of excessive scar tissue Reduces muscle spasms Provides greater joint flexibility and range of motion Enhances athletic performance; Treats injuries caused during sport or work 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 eye-strain Strengthens the immune system Rehabilitation post operative Rehabilitation after injury (Source: AMTA)
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"Often times people are stressed in our culture. Stress-related disorders make up between 80-and-90 percent of the ailments that bring people to family-practice physicians. What they require is someone to listen, someone to touch them, someone to care. That does not exist in modern medicine.
One of the complaints heard frequently is that physicians don't touch their patients any more. Touch just isn't there. Years ago massage was a big part of nursing. There was so much care, so much touch, so much goodness conveyed through massage. Now nurses for the most part are as busy as physicians. They're writing charts, dealing with insurance notes, they're doing procedures and often there is no room for massage any more. I believe massage therapy is absolutely key in the healing process not only in the hospital environment but because it relieves stress, it is obviously foundational in the healing process any time and anywhere." Joan Borysenko, PhD - renown scientist, psychologist, inspirational speaker, and author Massage Journal Interview, Fall 1999
Research into Massage BenefitsClinical Research has shown Bodywork is beneficial and can:Be more effective for chronic back pain than other complementary therapies. Promote relaxation and alleviate the perception of pain and anxiety in cancer patients. Reduce post-traumatic headaches better than cold pack treatments. Lessen pain and muscle spasms in patients who have undergone heart bypass surgery when part of hospital-based surgery treatment. Stimulate the brain to produce endorphins. Improve confidence by encouraging patients to effectively cope with their pain. (source: AMTA)
Let yourself and your health enjoy the benefits of professional massage.
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