Massage Therapy, More than luxury?

Massage Therapy, more than luxury?

We often think of massage as just an occasional treat or something we only spoil ourselves with on vacation. While that is all well and good, these days massage therapy has proven benefits in the medical, fitness and energetics fields. It is far more than just a luxury and has numerous benefits to help keep you healthy and feeling your best.

One of the most obvious is, pain relief and better range of motion. Whether it is chronic pain from an illness, migraines, tendonitis, sitting at a desk at work, exercising, a stubborn knot in your back, hip pain carrying babies, an injury etc. Massage can provide relief through applied pressure, muscle relaxation, and increased circulation. It provides a 100 percent safe and natural way to treat pain and has saved millions from needing to take potentially harmful pain killers regularly.

Another HUGE benefit is stress relief. Stress affects all of us in one way or another and if we don't find ways to manage it, it can have detrimental impact on our health both mentally and physically. Regular massage is a great way to keep stress hormones in control as well as boost the body's endorphin production, this not only helps you feel great immediately, but protects you from developing harmful stress related illnesses and conditions in the future.

Massage will also get your blood flowing and stimulate your lymphatic system. When a massage therapist applies pressure, stimulates muscles and relieves pain, your circulatory system is hard at work pumping oxygen and nutrients into tissues and organs. Increased circulation improves blood flow, removes waste away from muscles and internal organs, lowers blood pressure and improves overall body function. This will improve the flow of lymph, a bodily fluid that fights infection and disease, as well as drain excess lymph through manual drainage.

In today's word, more than ever, people are looking for ways to keep their immune system strong, and who doesn't want to fight off a cold or infection quickly? Massage is one of the oldest known ways people have boosted their immunes systems and protected themselves from getting sick.

Massage can increase your overall energy and reduce fatigue. In Chinese medicine it is believed to increase the flow of "chi" or the life force energy in your body. It also aids in releasing old or trapped emotions, and restoring energy centers to an open, high functioning state.

These are just a few of so many incredible benefits of massage. As you can see, it is so much more than just a luxury. It is something we all need on a regular basis. Massage was considered by Hippocrates the original medicine and has been practiced for over 5,000 years and remains popular because of it's ability to treat people so effectively.

Message me to schedule your next massage and let's see what it can do for you!

In good health, Ashley