The Benefits of Massage Therapy
Experts estimate that upward of ninety percent of disease is stress-related. Perhaps nothing ages us faster, internally and externally, than high stress. Massage is a drug-free, no side-effects approach that helps the body heal itself. Massage comes under the heading of preventive medicine. It is also considered “passive exercise”.
Massage can:
- Alleviate low-back pain & improve range of motion.
- Ease medication dependence (especially pain meds).
- Assist with shorter, easier labor & shorter hospital stays for expectant mothers.
- Enhance immunity by stimulating lymph flow—the body’s natural defense system.
- Exercise & stretch weak, tight, or atrophied muscles.
- Help athletes of any level prepare for, and recover from, strenuous workouts.
- Improve the condition of the body’s largest organ—the skin.
- Increase joint flexibility.
- Lessen depression and anxiety.
- Promote tissue regeneration, reducing scar tissue & stretch marks.
- Pump oxygen and nutrients into tissues and vital organs, improving circulation.
- Reduce post-surgery adhesions and swelling (edema).
- Reduce spasms and cramping.
- Relax, soften, and speed the healing of injured, tired, and overused muscles.
- Release endorphins—amino acids that work as the body’s natural painkillers.
- Relieve migraine pain.
- Enhance sleep.
- Increase overall energy.
- Improve concentration and mood.
- Improve digestion.
- Reduce fatigue and mental stress.
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