Massage Therapy for Stress Relief
A process of manual manipulation of the muscular and soft tissue structure through a variety of techniques ranging form relaxation to clinical and therapeutic applications. Massage therapy involves the healing art of touch. Benefits may include: increasing blood circulation and metabolism, expelling waste products from the cells, reducing stress by releasing tension, easing pain from an injury, and relaxing the muscles. Traditional healthcare systems throughout the world recognize that therapeutic massage can play an important role in treating illness or chronic ailments, and contribute to a higher sense of general well-being. With ever-expanding research on the beneficial effects of massage, more professionals are advising patients to include therapeutic massage in their health care treatment plans.
Massage therapy has become an important part of general health care for many people living in today's stressful world. Massage therapy has also proven beneficial for many chronic conditions, including low back pain, arthritis, sciatica, bursitis, work or sports related injuries, headache, tendinitis, disc degenerative disease, muscle spasms, plantar facilities, carpel tunnel, fatigue, high blood pressure, diabetes, immunity suppression, infertility, smoking cessation, depression, and more.
Consult with your therapist with any problem areas that would like to treat.