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Many Benefits and Uses of Massage Therapy
One of
the most important benefits of massage is the power of touch. The human body
needs this transmission of love and compassion that massage therapy can give.
It helps keep the body and mind in harmony.
Enhances General Health
 Promotes
well-nourished and healthy skin
Improves
circulation of blood and lymph
Relaxes
muscles and improves joint mobility
Encourages
general relaxation
Improves
immune system functioning
Alleviates Problem Conditions
Therapeutic massage can help relieve certain common physical problems, and
help bring the body back to optimal functioning.
General
muscular tension and aches
Tension
headaches
Muscular
back pain
Poor
circulation
Stress and
anxiety
Supports Your Fitness or Sports Program
Therapeutic massage can be an important adjunct to a fitness or sports
program, helping you achieve your performance goals with minimum injury and
pain.
Relieves
tired and sore muscles
Helps
improve flexibility
Relaxes
tight muscles
Speeds
recovery from strenuous physical exertion
Reduces the
anxiety of athletic competition
Combats the Negative Effects of Aging.
It helps keep body tissues and basic function in a more youthful state.
Enhances
tissue elasticity and joint flexibility
Improves
blood and lymph circulation
Promotes
healthy vibrant skin
Improves
immune system functioning
Relieves
muscle aches and stiffness
Relieves the Effects of stress.
Therapeutic massage helps balance the affects of stress in our lives, and
avoid stress related disease an dysfunction.
Triggers
the Relaxation response
Relaxes
tense muscles
Reduces
anxiety level
Improves immune
system functioning
Restores a
calm mind and feeling of well-being
Pain relief Through Massage
Endorphins (natural analgesics)
The physiology of pain and how to relieve it has led to the discovery of
endorphins (endogenous morphine), which grew out of the identification of
opiate receptors in the brain and other tissues.
Endorphins are found primarily in the amygdala, limbic system, and other
brain stem structures.
Massage is the one treatment that can relieve pain and can best do so when
the situation is not complicated by excessive medication, such as sedatives,
narcotics, analgesics, and alcohol.
Massage can have its best effects by stimulating the endorphins production to
reduce pain when medication for pain has become ineffective due to its
overuse.
Therapeutic Massage for Special Cases.
Therapeutic massage can help in certain temporary or long-term situations
which causes unique physical and mental challenges.
For
mothers-to-be during pregnancy
For
infants, specially premature and other developmentally challenged babies
For the
disabled, especially those in wheel-chairs and other challenging orthopedic
conditions
For the
elderly
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