Benefits of Massage
What exactly are the benefits of receiving massage or bodywork treatments? Useful for all of the conditions listed below & more, massage can:
- Alleviate low back pain & improve range of motion.
- Assist with shorter, easier labor for expectant mothers.
- Ease medication dependence.
- Enhance immunity by stimulating lymph flow—the body’s natural defense.
- Exercise & stretch weak, tight, or atrophied muscles.
- Increases joint flexibility & range of motion
- Help athletes prepare for, & recover from, strenuous workouts & sporting events.
- Improve the condition of the body’s largest organ — the skin.
- Lessen depression & anxiety.
- Promote tissue regeneration, reducing scar tissue & adhesions.
- Pump oxygen & nutrients into tissues & vital organs, improving circulation.
- Reduce post surgery adhesions & swelling & speed up recovery time.
- Reduce spasms & cramping.
- Relax & soften injured, tired, & overused muscles.
- Release endorphins — amino acids that work as the body’s natural painkiller.
- Relieve & reduce migraines & tension headaches.
- Help & relieve sciatica pain.
- Enhances general relaxation.
- Reduces anxiety & depression.
- Improves & helps sleep disorders.
- Speeds recovery in-between work-out.
- Helps assist in reduction of cellulite.