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Massage

Massage therapy is the manual manipulation of soft body tissues, such as muscle, connective tissue, tendons, and ligaments. Massage is intended to enhance a person’s health and well-being. People seek massage therapy for a variety of reasons, including the reduction of stress or anxiety, to relax muscles, rehabilitate injuries, reduce pain, and to feel better overall – both physically and mentally.

There are several types of massage, with the two primary categories being relaxation massage and rehabilitative massage, also known as deep tissue, therapeutic or clinical massage.

Relaxation styles of massage offer gentle techniques. Specific goals for relaxation massage include relief for tight muscles, soothing of various aches and pains, improved circulation, reduction of stress, mood improvement, enhanced sleep patterns, and increased energy.

Rehabilitative massage is generally practiced in clinics, hospitals, and chiropractic offices, and differs from relaxation massage in that the focus is on therapeutic goals. Rehabilitative techniques typically utilize more specific manipulation of the muscle and/or surrounding connective tissue and may address other systems in the body such as the lymphatic, circulatory, and nervous systems. Numerous specific goals for rehabilitative massage include reducing pain, releasing muscle tightness, repairing injured tissues, muscles, tendons, and ligaments, releasing adhesions, scar tissue, and nerve compression–just to name a few.

Massage therapy can be a powerful tool in your healthcare regimen. Experts estimate that ninety percent of disease can be related to stress. Eliminating anxiety and stress in this fast-paced world may not be realistic, however, massage can help you to manage your stress. Less stress means better sleep, improved energy, lower anxiety, reduced pain, and improved concentration.

About Massage

Massage therapy is effective for treating ongoing back pain as reported in Both the Annals of Internal Medicine and the Canadian Medical Association Journal

In a 2019 consumer survey by the American Massage Therapy Association, 32 percent of adult Americans receive massage

A published study in Depression and Anxiety showed that after a series of 10 massages patients reduced their anxiety symptoms and stress by 50%

The Journal of Neuroscience and Psychosomatic Medicine describing the research that massage has shown to strengthen the immune system