Why Massage?
Who benefits from massage therapy? You do!
Not sure whether
massage is for you? Please contact me. I will be happy to offer a 15 minute
consultation over the phone or in person for free.
Many already know that the benefits of massage therapy are
vast. First of all, massage feels good! Massage can leave you feeling healthy
and refreshed as it increases circulation, flushes toxins, and loosens and
soothes tight muscles. Some massage modalities provide stress reduction while
lowering blood pressure and bringing health and healing to body tissues.
Massage promotes relaxation and healthy digestion. For many, massage can offer
comfort, reduce or remove pain, and provide a sense of well being. But there is
much more that massage is currently used to address.
Massage can be used to treat many conditions, including the
following:
- Back pain
- Headaches
- Whiplash
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- Upper back and neck pain
- Frozen shoulder
- Sciatic pain
- Muscle aches
- Fibromyalgia
- Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
- Postural dysfunctions
- Pain management
- Tennis and Golfer’s Elbow
- TMJD
- Plantar Fascitiis
Athletes and
other active people can also benefit from massage as it:
- aids
in quicker recovery from exertion by bringing health to taxed, overused,
and tight muscles
- increases
muscle health for top performance
- reduces
post-exercise muscle aches
- restores
and promotes shoulder (rotator cuff) health for pitchers and other ball
players
- loosens
IT Bands and maintains joint health
- helps
to provide lasting relief for stubborn and reoccurring injuries like groin
pulls and hamstring injuries
- relieves
knee pain as muscle tightness can put undue pressure on the joint
- aids
in injury recovery by promoting circulation and reducing scar tissue in
the injured area
- reduces
the need for pain medications that can have adverse affects on the body
- addresses
poor posture (like rounded shoulders) caused by imbalanced training
Seniors find
massage beneficial as it helps them to
- retain
flexibility and joint mobility
- maintain
posture
- reduce
aches and pains
- offers stress reduction and relaxation
- improves
circulation
Massage is also beneficial in injury and surgery recovery as it
- reduces
pain
- increases
mobility and circulation
- reduces
the formation of scar tissue and increases functionality of scar tissue
- promotes
healing
- realigns
old scar tissue, improving scar functionality
- improves
range of motion in injured and replaced joints
For more information about scientific research on the
benefits of massage, go to the Touch Research Institute website.
Their clinical research also suggests that massage can benefit those suffering
from a multitude of conditions including ADHD,
autism, eating disorders and depression.