Benefits of Massage

Massage Therapy offers the following benefits:

Physical Benefits

• strengthens the immune system
• stimulates the release of endorphins - the body's natural painkiller - into the brain and nervous system
• relieves stress and aids relaxation
• promotes deeper and easier breathing
• improves circulation of blood increasing the flow of oxygen and nutrients to cells and tissue
• speeds movement of lymph fluids facilitating the removal of metabolic wastes resulting from exercise or inactivity
• relieves muscle tension and stiffness and decreases muscle spasms
• relieves tension-related muscular aches and pains and headaches
• provides greater joint flexibility and range of motion
• facilitates faster healing of strained muscles and sprained ligaments; reducing pain and swelling and formation of excessive scar tissue
• enhances the health and nourishment of the skin
• improves posture
• enhances athletic performance

Mental Benefits

• Massage therapy provides a relaxed state of alertness and reduces mental stress.

Emotional Benefits

• Massage therapy satisfies the need for caring, safe and nurturing touch. It creates a feeling of well-being, reduces anxiety, and a wonderful plus is that it increases one’s awareness of the mind-body connection.