top of page
Search

What Massage Can Do For You

MASSAGE FOR WELLNESS

Massage therapy is a highly effective tool for pain relief, but it is an amazing preventive therapy as well. Massage helps build and maintain a healthy body, and immune system, by combating stress, alleviating chronic pain, stimulating circulation & lymphatic flow, and calming the nervous system. In short, massage can promote healing & recovery, even after the pain is gone.


If it's been a while since you booked your last massage--because your pain is no longer an issue or your injury is fully rehabbed--you might want to consider massage for preventive care. Massage can play an important role in a good health-care regimen. Just as you eat healthily, exercise regularly, and take your vitamins to ward off illness and maintain a fit body, you should consider making frequent massage a part of your wellness lifestyle.


STRESS IS A KILLER

Stress is more than just a word we throw around to describe the nature of our hectic day. Today, we understand that stress kills. According to the Benson-Henry Institute for Mind Body Medicine, 60-90 percent of all US medical visits are for stress-related disorders. Chronic pain, headaches, heart disease, hypertension, and ulcers can all be wrought from stress. Many would argue that the best benefit of massage is its ability to reduce the stress in our lives.


From the perspective of daily living, think about the stress you felt at today's meeting--now it's hiding in your neck. Tomorrow that can turn into stiffness and eventually begin to affect other parts of your body. If you see your massage therapist for your regular session this week, the chances are good you won't reach the tipping point. Think of massage and bodywork as a way to rebalance your body.


Noted researcher Tiffany Field and her colleagues from the Touch Research Institute at the University of Miami School of Medicine report that massage causes positive biological changes when it comes to stress. Through the course of more than 20 studies, these scientists found that massage decreases cortisol (a stress-derived hormone that negatively affects immune function and kills our immune cells) and increases dopamine and serotonin (the neurotransmitters most associated with emotional well-being). Add to this the research that shows massage can lower your heart rate and decrease your blood pressure, and you have a mighty effective, nonpharmacological, stress-fighting tool that's about as natural as natural can get.



A ONE-HOUR VACATION AND SO MUCH MORE!

You may no longer need to rehab that knee or work the scar tissue from your surgery, but don't forget about everything else massage can do for you. Massage is the entire package, helping to heal body, mind, and spirit. Think of it as a one-hour vacation with amazing return on investment. Whether it be maintaining joint flexibility, managing blood pressure, or enhancing immunity, massage works. From repair to relief and from recovery to relaxation, massage is a magnificent piece of holistic medicine you should always have as part of your health & wellness routine.


 

ho·​lis·​tic | \ hō-ˈli-stik \

1: a study or method of treatment that is concerned with wholes or with complete systems : a holistic study or method of treatment that treats the body as well as the mind & soul

 

Give the Gift of Spahhh!



Buy 4 of ANY SERVICE

and receive the 5th one FREE!





Recent Posts

See All

Comments


bottom of page