Benefits of Massage
Massage benefits the muscular system by:
- Relaxing or stimulating muscles
- Reducing fibrosis and adhesions in muscles and connective tissue
- Helping to keep muscles flexible and pliable
- Relieving soreness, tension, stiffness, and spasm
- Relaxes tight muscles
- Enhances tissue elasticity
- Eases muscle aches
- Can improve muscle tone and helps prevent or delay muscular atrophy as a result of forced inactivity
- Relieves tired and sore muscles
Massage benefits the circulatory system by:
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Improving Oxygen supply to cells
Improving supply of nutrients to cells
Decreasing blood pressure
Massage benefits the nervous system by:
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Stimulating motor nerve points
Relieving restlessness and insomnia
Promoting a sense of well-being
- Deep relaxation and stress reduction
- Counteract body's response to stress
- Relaxing muscle tension and allowing heart rate blood pressure and circulation to return to a normal state
- Can stimulate release of endorphins, the body's natural pain killers, into the brain and nervous system
* Increasing circulation of the lymph and blood which improves the delivery of nutrients, oxygen, and arterial blood
components to the local area, which can also prevent edema.
* Cleansing the body of metabolic wastes
Massage benefits the athlete by:
- Relieving tired and sore muscles
- Helps improve flexibility
- Relaxes tight muscles
- Speeds recovery from strenuous physical exertion
Massage benefits Chiropractic Adjustments by:
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Aiding in preparing the body for a
chiropractic adjustment
With regular massage, chiropractic
adjustments may last longer
Alleviating the constriction of nerves
due to muscle tension
Massage benefits the Integumentary system (the skin) by:
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Stimulating blood to better nourish
skin
Improving tone and elasticity of skin
Helping to normalize glandular
functions
- Promotes healthy, vibrant skin
- Healthier, more beautiful skin
Massage benefits the skeletal system by:
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Improving body alignment and posture
Relieving stiff joints
- Improving range of motion
Massage benefits the immune system by:
- Enhanced immune function and disease prevention
Other Benefits:
- Deeper easier breathing
- Relief of eye strain, sinus congestion and headaches
- Faster healing from surgery and injuries; reduced formation of scar tissue
- Improves energy flow
- Speeds recovery three to five times faster from physical exertion
- Reduces the anxiety of athletic competition
Mental/Emotional Level:
- Improves your ability to relax on your own as the feeling of relaxation becomes familiar
- Reduced mental stress, a calm mind
- Improved ability to monitor stress signals
- Increased mental clarity
- Satisfies the need for nurturing and touch
- Reduction of anxiety, depression, confusion, anger, insomnia and headaches
- Enhanced body-mind awareness
- Feeling of well-being and harmony
- Daily aggravations seem less important and easier to cope with
