Massage Therapy Benefits
Massage therapies such as deep tissue & remedial massage provide benefits such as:
- Stress management
- Greater joint flexibility and range of motion
- Improved circulation of blood
- Reduced pain by calming the peripheral nervous system
- Tissue repair
- Easing of tension and stiffness to help relieve stress and promote relaxation
- Reduced blood pressure
- Helps relief of tension-related headaches and effects of eye-strain
- Aiding in faster healing of strained muscles and sprained ligaments
- Reduced pain and swelling, muscle spasms and reduced formation of excess scar tissue
- Enhanced athletic performance
- Promotion of deeper and easier breathing
- Enhanced health and nourishment of skin
- Improved posture
- Strengthened immune system
Remedial massage therapy helps speed up the body’s own repair mechanism, it treats the underlying biomechanical cause of the problem as well as the symptoms, such as stress. This is achieved through a combination of deep tissue massage and passive joint stretching.
