Massage is the scientific, intentional, systematic manipulation of the soft tissues of the body, to enhance health and healing.
Experts estimate that stress is attributable to between 75% - 90% of all disease including skin diseases, headaches, migraine, digestive disorders, high blood pressure, heart-related issues, backache, muscle pain, poor eyesight, and depression.
It has been suggested that nothing ages us faster, internally and externally, than high stress.
As the world becomes increasingly stressful, physically and emotionally, we must find solutions to manage the stresses and strains we encounter each day.
Massage is an effective tool scientifically proven for managing this stress, which translates into:
- Decreased anxiety
- Enhanced sleep quality
- Greater energy
- Improved concentration
- Increased circulation
- Reduced fatigue
Massage can assist in specifically addressing a number of health issues:
- Alleviate low-back pain
- Improve range of motion
- Assist with 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/stretch weak, tight, or atrophied muscles
- Help athletes of any level prepare for, and recover from, strenuous workouts
- Improve condition of the body's largest organ - the skin
- Increase joint flexibility
- Lessen depression and anxiety
- Promote tissue regeneration, reducing scar tissue and stretch marks
- Pump oxygen and nutrients into tissues and vital organs, improving circulation
- Reduce post-surgery adhesions and swelling
- Reduce spasms and cramping
- Relax/soften injured, tired & overused muscles
- Release endorphins - amino acids that work as the body's natural painkiller
- Relieve migraine pain
- Correcting body posture