The Benefits of Massage
Current research is beginning to validate what most clients already know about massage therapy: it can help ease or prevent many common ailments that are often treated with prescription drugs and/or hospitalization. Many people think of it as a luxury, but massage is much more than simple relaxation. The therapeutic benefits of massage continue to be studied, but research has shown it to be effective in:
• Decreasing pain
• Reducing anxiety and stress
• Improving range of motion
• Decreasing carpal tunnel symptoms
• Reducing muscle soreness
• Boosting immune system
• Lessening depression
• Relieving back pain
• Promoting tissue regeneration
• Easing withdrawal symptoms
• Treating cancer-related fatigue
• Easing labor pain and stress
• Relieving migraine pain
• And more
While a single massage will be enjoyable, the effects of massage are cumulative and a course of massage treatments will bring the most benefits.
