| Chances are if you’ve clicked on any website about the benefits of massage, you get the same bulleted list on every website. But what do those bulleted lists actually mean?
What: Massage helps relieve stress and aids relaxation
How: Massage relieves sore muscles, which in turn releases endorphins
What: Helps relieve mental stress
How: Humans crave touch, when you get a massage the continued relaxed state of mental well being is long lasting
What: Improves posture
How: Muscles are massaged and pressure points released with a variety of techniques, which in turn loosens them
What: Strengthens the immune system
How: Massage can increase the level of the body’s natural "killer cells"
What: Helps relieve tension-related headaches
How: By relaxing the trigger points of muscles in the neck, shoulders, and head, increasing the blood flow to those areas
What: Physiological Benefits of Massage
How: By addressing the human need for touch, massage reduces anxiety, increases body awareness, and connects the mind and body
What: Enhances athletic performance; treats injuries caused during sports or work.
How: By manipulating muscles and tissue which causes the body to make fluids that cushion joints
What: High Blood Pressure
How: Massage increases blood flow which improves circulation; this has been shown to reduce diastolic pressure.
What: Improves blood flow
How: Getting a massage on a consistent basis promotes good venous and lymphatic flow, aids the body to remove lactic acid and other waste products, and helps with absorption of nutritional elements to the systems of the body.
last updated March 29th, 2010 |
