The Benefits of Massage 

Experts estimate that upwards of 90% of disease is stress-related. And perhaps nothing ages us faster, internally and externally, than high stress. Massage theapy is an effective tool for managing this stress, which means you could experience:

• Decreased anxiety.
• Enhanced sleep quality.
• Greater energy.
• Lowered blood-pressure.
• Improved concentration.
• Increased localized circulation.
• Reduced fatigue.

Massage can also help specifically address a number of health issues. Massage and bodywork can:

• Alleviate low-back pain and improve range of motion.
• Assist with shorter, easier labor for expectant mothers and shorten maternity hospital stays.
• Ease medication dependence.
• Enhance immunity by stimulating lymph flow—the body’s natural defense system.
• Exercise and 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 and stretch marks.
• Pump oxygen and nutrients into tissues and vital organs, improving circulation.
• Reduce postsurgery adhesions and swelling.
• Reduce spasms and cramping.
• Relax and soften injured, tired, and overused muscles.
• Release endorphins—amino acids that work as the body’s natural painkiller.
• Relieve migraine pain.

As you can see, massage therapy is a great way to manage your stress and pain!!! There is always new research out there, and it is showing only more benefits. 

Give us a call today and see what massage therapy and bodywork can do for you!

503-860-2372