Benefits of Massage Therapy
What exactly are the benefits of receiving massage bodywork treatments? Useful all of the conditions listed below and more, massage can:
- Alleviate low back pain and improve range of motion.
- Assist with shorter, easier labor for expecting mothers and shorten maternity hospital stays.
- Ease medication dependencies.
- 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 organs, - 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 post-surgery adhesion and swelling.
- Reduce spasms and cramping.
- Relax and soften injured, tired and overused muscles.
- Release endorphin- amino acids that work as the body’s natural painkiller.
- Relieve migraine pain.
- Faster recovery from strenuous workouts
- Increased flexibility and long range motion
- Increased blood circulation
- Reduced muscle spasms and strain
- Reduced blood pressure and stress
- Rehabilitation from injuries or chronic pain