The Healing Powers of Massage Therapy

 

You’ve probably heard about the healing benefits of massage therapy services.

In fact, there’s a huge body of medical research that supports the use of massage therapy for healthy mind and body.

In addition to the “healing” aspect, people often forget about the myriad of ways bodywork therapy can enhance performance for athletes and others who need to stay in top shape to do their jobs.

This ancient treatment also has the ability to help injured patients recover and get back on track. 

As licensed massage therapist, i have the potential to make every client’s life better in many different ways.

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Benefits of Healing Massage Therapy

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Clientele can benefit from massage therapy. Some of the advantages include whole-body pain relief, stress relief, increased circulation, regulation of blood pressure, boosted immunity, improve posture and flexibility, offers physical, emotional and mental relaxation, and speeds up injury recovery.

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Whole-Body Pain Relief

This is the most common benefit of healing massage therapy. Whether the pain is mild or chronic, results from an injury or everyday activity, massage has the power to bring general pain relief to the entire body. Using targeted pressure, the massage therapist helps clients relax and get both short- and long-term pain relief.

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Stress Relief

Many clients fall asleep during a full-body massage. That’s how relaxing a typical session can be. But for long-term stress relief, massage delivers the goods. People who receive massage regularly are better able to deal with stress, have less of it and are generally more content. For example, when someone has a massage once per month, the brain learns to release pain-killing endorphins into the bloodstream on a regulated basis, causing a lasting effect that helps eliminate common types of emotional stress.

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Increased Circulation and Regulation of Blood Pressure

One of the best-known benefits of massage is better blood circulation. By stimulating the skin and muscles, eliminate waste products from the system and generally enhance the efficiency of blood flow, massage therapy can lower blood pressure and improve many of the body’s key functions.

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Boosts Immunity

When the lymph system is in good condition, the human body is able to fight off colds, flu and other sickness more effectively. Massage helps stimulate the flow of fluid within the lymph system and thus boosts the immune system in most people. People who receive regular massage get fewer colds, illnesses and infections of all kinds.

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Improves Posture and Flexibility

Healing massage can help improve overall posture and whole-body flexibility. Some people seek out massage for these reasons alone. In conjunction with a regular stretching routine, many adults find that massage helps keep muscles pain-free and allows for a fuller range of motion in all the limbs and torso.

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Brings Physical, Emotional and Mental Relaxation

Massage has the ability to activate the body’s parasympathetic nerves. That means the emotions get relief alongside the physical body. This benefit can also be achieved through meditation, yoga, tai chi or deep abdominal breathing. The kneading motions of massage bring physical relief and the combined effect often has the power to soothe the mind by quelling negative thoughts.

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Speeds Up Injury Recovery

Because massage can enhance circulation, relax the muscles, improve posture, increase flexibility and boost the immune system, doctors routinely prescribe regular sessions with a massage therapist for injured clients. Massage decreases recovery time for most major forms of injury.

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