Renée Marie
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How Can Massage be Medically Beneficial?
People find that therapeutic massage can help with a wide range of medical conditions, including:

  • Anxiety and stress
  • Arthritis (osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis)
  • Asthma and bronchitis
  • Carpal tunnel syndrome
  • Chronic and temporary pain
  • Circulatory problems
  • Depression
  • Digestive disorders, including spastic colon, constipation and diarrhea
  • Headache, especially when due to muscle tension
  • Insomnia
  • Fibromyalgia and Myofascial pain
  • Reduced range of motion
  • Sports injuries, including pulled or strained muscles and sprained ligaments
  • Temporomandibular joint dysfunction

Physical Benefits of Therapeutic Massage

  • Helps relieve stress and aids relaxation
  • Helps relieve muscle tension and stiffness
  • Fosters faster healing of strained muscles and sprained ligaments; reduces pain and swelling; reduces formation of excessive scar tissue
  • Reduces muscle spasms
  • Provides greater joint flexibility and range of motion
  • Enhances athletic performance
  • Improves circulation of blood and movement of lymph fluids
  • Reduces blood pressure
  • Helps relieve tension-related headaches
  • Effects of eye-strain
  • Enhances the health and nourishment of skin

Massage Therapy and Well-Being: Mental Benefits

  • Fosters peace of mind
  • Promotes a relaxed state of mental alertness
  • Helps relieve mental stress
  • Improves ability to monitor stress signals and respond appropriately
  • Enhances capacity for calm thinking and creativity
  • Satisfies needs for caring -- nurturing touch
  • Reduces levels of anxiety

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