A massage therapist�s trained and caring touch can have profound effects on your physical, mental and emotional states:
Physical Benefits of Massage Therapy:
Phically relaxes the body
Calm nervous system
Lowers blood pressure
Reduces heart rate
Slows respiration
Loosens tight muscles
Stretches connentive tissue
Reduce chronic pain
Improves skin tone
Increases blood and lymph circulation
Speed the removal of metobolic circulation
Increases red blood cell count
Relieves tired and aching muscles
Improves muscle tone
Relieves cramps and muscle spasms
Increases flexibility and range of motion
Promotes deeper and more effective breathing
Speeds recovery from injury and illness
Strenghthen the immune system
Reduces swelling and scarring
Improves posture
Reduces tension headaches
Increases tissue metabolism
Decreases muscular deterioration
Reduces mental stress
Promotes better sleep
Calms bad temper
Induces mental relaxation
Improves concentration
Reduces anxiety
Enhances self-image
Provides a feeling of well being
Promotes greater creative expression
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We have all thought it, heard it or said it before; �I need a massage�. Once considered to be just a hedonistic pampering for the rich and famous, massage therapy is now finding an enormous popularity among millions of Americans.
Massage therapy provides relief to people from all walks of life. The weekend athlete, home gardener, the over stressed executive, secretaries, waitresses, laborers and carpenters, hair dressers, virtually any active person can feel a need for massage therapy.
Numerous research studies conducted in the United States, Europe, and Asia have documented that far beyond simply �feeling good� massage therapy has an impressive range of phsical, mental, and emotional benefits.
Massage Reduces the Effects of Stress
Up to 90% of all visits to primary care physicians are for stress related complaints such as headaches, backaches, neck pain, eye strain, poor concentration, anxiety, depression, irritability, anger, high blood pressure, heart disease, ulsers, as well as physical and emotional exaustion.
Massage therapy has an amazing effect on the nervous system of your body. When the parasympathetic nervous system of your body is activated, it counter acts your negative responses to stress, relaxing muscle tension and allowing your heart rate, blood pressure and circulation to return to normal.
Massage therapy also helps you become more aware of your body and your unconsciously held tension. As you become more aware of your body, you will begin to recognize tension as it builds during the day so that you can consciously release it before it can have a negative effect on your body.
Muscles can become tight and ineffective for many reasons. Stress, injury, poor circulation, overuse and misuse, these can all cause you pain and discomfort as well as restrict your normal range of motion. When left unattended these conditions can become habitual and hamper the quality of your everyday life.
Massage therapy stretches and loosens tight muscles and connective tissue breaking down and preventing further formation of adhesions, freeing up your range of motion and reducing the danger of fibrosis.
