Experts estimate that upwards of ninety percent of diseases are stress-related and that perhaps nothing ages us faster, internally and externally, than high stress levels. Massage is an effective tool for managing stress, which translates into:
- Decreased anxiety
- Enhanced sleep quality
- Greater energy
- Improved concentration
- Increased circulation
- Reduced fatigue
Massage can also help specifically address a number of health issues. Bodywork can:
- Alleviate lower-back pain and improve range of motion
- Lead to shorter, easier labor for expectant mothers and shorten maternity hospital stays
- Ease medication dependence
- Enhance immunity by stimulating lymph flow—the body's natural defense system
- Exercise and stretch weak, tight, or atrophied muscles
- Help athletes of any level prepare for, and recover from, strenuous workouts
- Improve the condition of the body's largest organ — the skin
- Increase joint flexibility
- Decrease effects of depression and anxiety
- Promote tissue regeneration, which can reduce scar tissue and stretch marks.
- Pump oxygen and nutrients into tissues and vital organs and improve circulation.
- Reduce post-surgery adhesions and swelling.
- Reduce spasms and cramping.
- Relax and soften injured, tired, and overused muscles.
- Release endorphins — amino acids that work as the body's natural painkiller.
- Relieve migraine pain.
