If your new to massage or manual therapy you might have a few questions. What is it? What does it help with? What are the benefits? We’ve written out the answer to all those questions below. Take a look and see how massage/ manual therapy can help you with your everyday life.

Massage therapy is manual manipulation of soft body tissues (muscle, connective tissue, tendons and ligaments) to enhance a person’s health and well-being. There are dozens of types of massage therapy methods (also called modalities).

Patients use massage therapy for a multiple reasons – to reduce stress and anxiety, relax muscles, rehabilitate injuries, reduce pain, and promote overall health and wellness

Massage is mostly known to affect the circulation of blood and the flow of blood and lymph, reduce muscular tension or flaccidity, affect the nervous system through stimulation or sedation, and enhance tissue healing. These effects provide a number of benefits:

1. promotion of deeper and easier breathing
2. relief of stress and aide of relaxation
3. increase of the ease and efficiency of movement
4. gain flexibility and range of motion
5. relief of muscle spasms
6. decrease of muscle tension and stiffness
7. relief of tension-related conditions, such as headaches and eyestrain
8. promotion of faster healing of soft tissue injuries, such as pulled muscles and sprained ligaments, and reduction in pain and swelling related to such injuries
9. reduction in the formation of excessive scar tissue following soft tissue injuries
10. enhancement in the health and nourishment of skin
11. improvement in posture through changing tension patterns that affect posture
12. reduction in stress and an excellent stress management tool
13. creation of a feeling of well-being
14. reduction in levels of anxiety
15. increase in awareness of the mind-body connection
16. promotion of a relaxed state of mental awareness

Call us today to set up an appointment with our licensed Massage Therapist 480-704-1954