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About Massage Therapy
Benefits of Massage
The stresses of daily life can impact our energy and sense of well-being, leaving us
fatigued and tense. It is essential, more than ever before, in these hectic,
fast-passed environments in which we live and work to make the time to slow down and
give attention to our selves. Massage Therapy provides a perfect sanctuary for your mind and body.
Too much unresolved stress in our lives can cause constant muscular tension. This tension or tightness reduces the flow of blood and oxygen to the muscles and organs and also restricts nerve
and lymph supply. Tension creates a tendency for a build up of toxins in the body, and reduces the flow of
more subtle energy. Tension can lead to symptomatic feelings of fatigue, heaviness, aches and pains, tightness of muscles and stiffness. Muscular stress can increase the likelihood of strains and injuries.
Research shows that massage reduces the heart rate, lowers blood pressure, increases blood circulation and lymph flow, relaxes muscles, improves range of motion, and increases endorphins, the body's natural painkillers. Therapeutic massage enhances medical treatment and helps people feel less anxious and stressed, relaxed yet more alert.
Massage Therapy:
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helps relieve stress and tension
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increases circulation, helps remove toxins and oxygenates tissues
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helps relieve tight muscles, improve muscle tone and flexibility
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helps the body repair and reverse cumulative stress
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improves health by positively affecting every system in the body
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brings relaxation to the body and a sense of peace to the mind
Massage provides many and varied benefits,
physiologically and psychologically. Among those most often cited are:
- increases metabolism
- assists the body's natural healing process
- relaxes and refreshes the muscles
- improves the circulation of blood and lymph
- assists with pain management in certain
conditions
- relieves muscle cramps and spasms
- relieves fatigue
- promotes a sense of relaxation and renewed
energy
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