Massage Therapy
Some quick facts you may not know about massage:
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Massage therapy decreased the effects of anxiety,
tension, depression, pain, and itching in burn patients.
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Abdominal surgery patients recovered more quickly
after massage.
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Premature infants who were massaged gained more
weight and fared better than those who weren't.
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Autistic children showed less erratic behavior
after massage therapy.
Physical
Benefits of Therapeutic Massage
- Helps relieve stress and
aids relaxation
- Helps relieve muscle
tension and stiffness
- Alleviates discomfort
during pregnancy
- 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; Treats injuries caused during
sport or work
- Promotes deeper and
easier breathing
- Improves circulation of
blood and movement of lymph fluids
- Reduces blood pressure
- Helps relieve
tension-related headaches and effects of
eye-strain
- Enhances the health and
nourishment of skin
- Improves posture
- Strengthens the immune
system
- Treats musculoskeletal
problems
- Rehabilitation post
operative
- Rehabilitation after
injury
Mental
Benefits of Massage Therapy
- 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
- Emotional Benefits
- Satisfies needs for
caring nurturing touch
- Fosters a feeling of
well-being
- Reduces levels of anxiety
- Creates body awareness
- Increases awareness of
mind-body connection
(Source: AMTA)
The above information has been
taken from :
http://www.holisticonline.com/massage/mas_benefits.htm
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