| Massage opens up blood vessels, improving the circulation and relieving congestion.
Massage increases the number of red blood cells and blood supply/nutrition to muscles
without adding to their load of toxic lactic acid, produced through voluntary muscle
contractions.
Massage assists the body in recovery from strenuous exercise or injury.
Massage improves muscle tone and helps prevent muscular atrophy resulting from
forced inactivity. Cross fiber or deep tissue massage seperates muscle fibers, undoing
or preventing the formation of sometimes painful adhesions or "knots".
Massage may have sedative, stimulating effect on the nervous system depending on
the type and length of treatment given.
Massage improves the general circulation and nutrition of tissues and also increases
interchange of substances between the blood and tissue cells, heightening tissue
metabolism.
Massage stretches connective tissue, improves its circulation and nutrition and
so breaks down or prevents the formation of painful adhesions or knots.
Massage improves the circulation and nutrition of joints and hastens the elimintaion
of harmful particles or toxins. Massage assists in significantly reducing inflammation
and swelling in joints and thus relieves pain and speeds up recovery time after injury.
Massage disperses the swelling/edema following injury to ligaments and tendons,
reducing pain and helps faciliate movement.
Massage can:
• Relieve your stress and anxiety.
• Improve your energy and alertness.
• Help to strengthen your immune system.
• Improve your posture.
• Increase your joint flexabiltility and range of motion.
• Lower your blood pressure.
• Improve digestion.
• Effectively relieve nerve pain, tendonitis, and fibromyalga.
• OVERALL, Massage Therapy improves overall health and wellness, reduces stress
and tension and makes you feel wonderful, naturally!!
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