Massage can do so much good for your body...
* Alleviate low-back pain and 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 and stretch weak, tight, or atrophied muscles.
* Help athletes of any level prepare for, and recover from, strenuous workouts.
* Improve the 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 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.
Read more at http://www.massagetherapy.com/learnmore/benefits.php
I agree wholeheartedly and not from just what I have heard, but from my experience. Because of injuries, I got hooked on pain meds and decided to change my life. I went back to school to be a massage therapist, knowing this had helped me alot. Now, I am 50 and will graduate in May. I finished school in December. Another very interesting thing that I specialized in and took extra classes was child infant developmental massage, and pregnancy massage. I have so much joy to nurture that young woman about to experience a miracle in her life. And to give seminars on Child Developmental Massage. You would be amazed at the results of some of these studies.
The wonder of massage
Posted by Kayse G.
Massage can do so much good for your body... * Alleviate low-back pain and 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 and stretch weak, tight, or atrophied muscles. * Help athletes of any level prepare for, and recover from, strenuous workouts. * Improve the 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 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. Read more at http://www.massagetherapy.com/learnmore/benefits.php