Benefits of Massage:
We all knows that a good, professional massage feels great. But are you aware of the many and wonderful health benefits that are related to this ancient art of touch. Here is a system by system analysis of how a massage may improve your health.
Skeletal System:
- increased mobility and range of motion
- Encourages proper skeletal alignment
Muscular System:
- Release of knots, tension, and muscular congestion
- Helps to maintain and improves flexibility
- Aides in the removal of metabolic waste/toxins from muscles
- Eases muscular pain
- Aides in recovery from strains, and other muscular injuries
- Relieves stiffness, soreness, and stress
- Reduces Adhesions in muscles and tendons
Nervous System:
- "Calms the nerves" by relaxing the senses
- Helps relieve anxiety, depression and other emotional disorders
through a calming touch that sends messages to the nervous system
- Stimulates receptors of the nervous system
- Helps in dulling painful sensations
Lymphatic:
- Boost the immune system by pushing the fluid during the effleurage
(massage) motion
- Increases circulation in the Lymph system
Respiratory:
- Massage increases the actions of your heart. This stimulates blood
flow to and from the lungs
Circulatory System:
- Increases blood circulation via the push of effleurage motion
towards the heart
- Helps in the development of a healthy heart.
Digestive System:
- Encourages peristalsis activity (wave like motion that pushes the
bolus (food/waste) through the gastric intestinal tract
- improves the state of the digestive muscles
- Can ease digestive pain, or discomfort
- Can help to regulate digestive system
Integumentary (Skin) System:
- Improves skin elasticity
- Helps in the repair of scars
- Improves skin's color and tone through dilation of surface capillaries
- Increases circulation and blood flow to skin
- Nourishes skin through local blood stimulation