Experts estimate that upwards of ninety percent of disease is stress-related. And perhaps nothing ages us faster, internally and externally, than high stress. Massage is an effective tool for managing this stress and can help:
- Decrease anxiety.
- Enhancesleep quality.
- Improve energy.
- Promote concentration.
- Increase circulation.
- Reduce fatigue.
Massage can also help specifically address a number of health issues. Massage can help:
- Ease medication dependence.
- Enhance immunity by stimulating lymph flow.
- Exercise and stretch weak, tight, or atrophied muscles.
- Improve the condition of 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.
Information provided by ABMP