Like a sponge that is sqeezed, a tight muscle can not hold much fluid nor can it allow much fluid to pass through it. This decreases your circulation of blood and increases the strain placed on your heart. Among the obvious problems that this can cause, this can leave you feeling fatigued and sore, reducing your precious reserves.
Massage therapy releases contracted muscles and pushes venous blood towared the heart, thus easing the strain on this vital organ. This increase in circulation brings energy-producing nutrients and oxygen to your cells as well as carries away metobolic waste products that can make you feel lifeless and drained.
In addition, massage therapy increases your body�s oxygen carying red blood cell count helping bring even more oxygen to the cells of your body.
Massage Decreases Chronic Pain
Far too many of us face our daily lives with chronic pain due to injuries or illness. Massage therapy helps to decrease chronic pain in two ways. The first is that the trained touch of a massage therapist can activate the nerve receptor signals along myelinated nerve fibers to temorarily block chronic pain signals from the brain. The second is by the stimulated release of endorphins (the body�s natural painkiller) into the brain and nervous system to reduce your feeling of pain and discomfort without the use of unnatural drugs.
Massage Strenghthens the Immune System
The lyphatic system is a major factor in your body�s battle to ward off infection and heal injuries. The lymphatic flow is usually very sluggish in most people and especially so in those that have less active lifestyles.
Massage therapy not only improves the circulationof blood and it�s vital nutrients, but also increases the circulation of lymph in your lymphatic system thus helping your body to fight off infection and speeding the recovery from injury and illness.
�If you have a massage every week, you will have 2/3 less illness.� Hans Gruenn, MD Ls Angeles, CA
Contracted muscles can press on or pinch your nerves causing tingling, numbness or pain.
Massage therapy relaxes these contracted muscles to relieve the compression on your nerves. Sensory receptors in the skin and muscle �wake up� bringing new awareness to the areas that have felt �cut off� by chronic tension patterns.
Massage helps you to Sleep Better
Tension caused by everyday stress can emotionally drain you, robbing you of the patients and stamina you need to just cope with everyday life as well as disrupting your sleep leaving you tired and irritable.
Massage therapy relaxes your tence muscles and calms your nervous system causing your body�s rhythm to slow. As your body slows down, your blood pressure lowers, your heart rate settles and your breath becomes deeper and more rhythmic, priming you for a perfect night�s sleep.
Massage Improves Skin Tone
The sun, smog, poor diet and unstoppable aging process all contribute to the drying, wrinkling and the general loss of the youthful characteristics of your skin.
Massage therapy dialates the blood capillaries of the skin increasing the uptake of vital repairing nutrients and speeding the removal of harmful toxins. This improved circulation helps to moisterize your skin improving texture and relieving dryness and itching.
Rememer this is the only body you�re going to get, so
TAKE CARE OF IT!
