Therapeutic Massage
When muscles are overworked, lactic acid can accumulate in the muscle, causing soreness, stiffness, and even muscle spasms.
Massage therapy can improve circulation, increase blood flow, bring fresh oxygen to body tissues. This helps to eliminate waste products, speed the healing process, and enhance recovery from illness.
Our Massage Therapists are fully insured and state licensed
Research has shown that:
- Office workers massaged regularly were more alert, performed better and were less stressed.
- Massage therapy decreased the effects of anxiety, tension, depression, pain, and itching in burn patients.
- Abdominal surgery patients recovered more quickly after massage.
- Premature infants who were massaged gained more weight and fared better than those who weren't.
- 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
- 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
(Source: AMTA)
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
- 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