Experts estimate more than 90 percent of disease is stress-related. Nothing ages us faster—internally and externally—than high stress. Massage is an effective tool for managing this 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 low-back pain and improve range of motion.
- Help athletes of any level prepare for, and recover from, strenuous workouts.
- Exercise and stretch weak, tight or atrophied muscles.
- Increase joint flexibility.
- Promote tissue regeneration, reducing scar tissue and stretch marks.
- Pump oxygen and nutrients into tissues and vital organs, improving circulation.
- Reduce postsurgery 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.
- Improve the condition of the body's largest organ—the skin.
- Lessen depression and anxiety.
- Ease medication dependence.
- Enhance immunity by stimulating lymph flow-the body's natural defense system.
Conditions Treated With Massage Therapy Include:
- Sports/exercise injuries
- Back and neck pain/stiffness
- Headaches/migraines
- Muscle cramps/spasms
- Pain associated with bulged or injured spinal disks (massage cannot "fix" the disk, but can help alleviate much of the pain associated with the injury).
- Sciatica
- Piriformis Syndrome
- ITB (iliotibial band) injuries
- Range of motion issues
- Pain associated with restricted fascia
- Pain associated with postural imbalances
- Injuries sustained in traumas such as falls or automobile accidents
- Edema (swelling)
- Shoulder & rotator cuff injuries
- Tennis elbow
- Golfer's elbow
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- Thoracic Outlet
- Plantar Fasciitis
- TMJ
- Fibromyalgia
