Benefits
Physical benefits of massage
- Reduces pain and swelling
- Promotes faster healing to sprains and strains
- Improves posture
- Provides greater joint flexibility and range of motion
- Reduces blood pressure
- Reduces muscle spasms
- Promotes deeper and easier breathing
Mental benefits of massage
- Provides a relaxed state of alertness
- Reduces mental stress
- Improves ability to monitor stress signals and respond better
- Enhances capacity for calm thinking and creativity
Emotional benefits of massage
- Satisfies the need for caring and nurturing touch
- Creates a feeling of well-being
- Enables a greater ease of emotional expression
- Enhances self-image
- Increases awareness of the mind-body connection
