• Increases blood circulation which nourishes skeletal cells;
• Improves muscular balance and thus skeleton alignment (contracted muscles can pull bones out of alignment);
• Exercises joints through range of motion - joints are nourished by joint fluid, which is moved and circulated by massage;
• Can aid circulation in the area of a fracture without producing motion in bone fragments - also aids in healing of surrounding affected tissue;
• Can aid functional efficiency in terms of structural support / posture - massage can be a first step in the process of postural awareness (less energy used to maintain efficient posture);
• Can prevent adhesions from forming and can break down adhesions - these adhesions can form between ligaments and bones, can alter a joint and limit range of motion - adhesions can form reparative tissue, but not flexible, and massage can create a mobile scar.

Benefits of therapeutic massage on other systems of the body: