Bodywork goes beyond relaxation.
Massage is an ancient healing art that works on all levels, bringing harmony to the body, mind and spirit. Benefits range from treating chronic diseases and injuries to alleviating the growing tensions of our modern lifestyle. Receiving a massage does more than just relax your body and mind, it also aids in decreasing anxiety, lowers blood pressure, increases circulation, improves injury recovery, encourages deep sleep, and increases concentration.
The following is a brief list of the many known, research-based, benefits of massage and bodywork:
- Stress Reduction – Massage is a great way to reduce the stress in your life. Not only are the physical effects very soothing, but there is often reduced anxiety and an increased feeling of well-being.
- Pain Relief – Muscular aches and pains are often reduced or eliminated through massage. Pain relief from or eliminated through massage. Pain relief from conditions such as chronic low-back pain, fibromyalgia, lupus, myofascial pain syndrome, migraines and other headaches, sciatic, carpal tunnel syndrome, and arthritis is common.
- Improved Circulation – The circulation of the blood and lymph are generally improved, helping you to eliminate toxins, improve your immune system, and promote healthy bodily functions.
- Improved Flexibility – Massage can enhance tissue elasticity and flexibility and help increase the range of motion (mobility) of your joints.
- Enhances your mood – Releasing feel-good endorphins into your system, massage creates a sense of well being that can make anyone feel better. Massage increases self image, while also increasing the connection of mind and body. Plus, just getting away from the hectic pace of everyday life and enjoying a personal indulgence can give you a calmer, happier frame of mind.
- Improves Rehabilitation – Receiving Massage therapy is a great way to increase the bodies natural healing process. By increasing circulation and relaxing muscles, massage helps the body to increase oxygen and nutrients into tissues and vital organs. This allows the rehabilitating areas to become more flexible and heal at an accelerated rate. Massage therapy is also used to aid in pain management as the injury is nursed back to full strength. By committing to a continual massage program, one can accelerate the healing process after injuries are sustained.
- Better Athletic Performance – Anyone who wants to improve his or her sport should incorporate massage into their fitness/training regime. In addition to the benefits listed above, Sports Massage can reduce recovery time from workouts, help prevent injury, and speed up the healing process time of injuries.
The benefits of massage therapy on many specific conditions is still being researched. With every passing year we learn something new about the positive effects of massage on human health. Here are some conditions that massage can help treat.
- ADHA – Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Addiction Recovery
- Adrenal Fatigue
- Alzheimer’s Disease
- Anxiety Disorders
- Arthritis
- Asthma
- Auto Accident Injuries
- Autism
- Back pain
- Bell’s palsy
- Bursitis
- Cancer Symptoms
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- Cerebral Palsy
- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
- Chronic Pain
- Constipation
- Depression
- Diabetes
- Digestive disorders
- Drug addiction
- Eating Disorders
- Ehlers-Danlose Syndrome
- Fallen Arches
- Fibromyalgia
- Frozen Shoulder
- Headaches
- High Blood Pressure (Hypertension)
- HIV and AIDS
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
- Leg Cramps
- Lou Gehrig’s Disease
- Lupus
- Menopause
- Migraines
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Muscle Spasms and Cramp
- Muscular Dystophy (MD)
- Myofascial pain syndrome (MD)
- Neck and Shoulder Pain
- Parkinson’s Disease
- Pregnancy
- High Blood Pressure
- Plantar Fasciitis
- PTSD (Post-traumatic stress disorder)
- Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS)
- Repetitive stress injuries
- Restless Leg Syndrome
- Sciatic nerve pain
- Scoliosis
- Sleep disorders
- Spina bifida
- Sports injury
- Stress
- Tendonitis
- TMJ syndrome