Benefits of Massage

The Powerful Benefits of Frequent Massage:

Massage is a lot like working out. If you haven't worked out in awhile, then go out and do a heavy workout, you will most likely feel very sore the next day, because you have stretched out your muscles. If you don't continue to workout your muscles will contract back. If you keep working out then the muscles will continue to expand and you won't feel sore anymore.

Massage is similar, if you only come in once a year for a therapeutic massage, you generally will feel sore the next day. The benefits are compounded when your massage is used on a regular basis. The more you get the more it does and can be a powerful ally in your healthcare regimen.

The benefits of massage are twice as powerful if taken in regular "doses." Professionals at the Touch Research Institute at the University of Miami explain the more massage you get, the greater benefits you reap. Here's why:

Experts estimate that upwards of 90 percent of disease is stress related. And perhaps nothing ages us faster internally and externally than high stress. While eliminating anxiety and pressure altogether in this fast paced world may seem idealistic, massage can, without a doubt, help manage stress. This translates into:

Decreased anxiety
Enhanced sleep quality
Greater energy
Improved concentration
Increased circulation
Reduced fatigue

In reponse to massage, specific physiological and chemical changes cascade throughout the body with profound effects. Research shows that with massage:

Asthmatic children show better pulmonary function
Arthritis sufferers note fewer aches and discomforts
Burn injury patients report reduced pain and anxiety
High blood pressure patients demonstrate lower diastolic blood pressure and stress hormones
Premenstrual syndrome sufferers have decreased water retention and cramping