With modern life getting more and more hectic and
subsequently stressful, massage therapy is gaining popularity as one of the
ways to counter this stress.
Massage therapy has a range of both physical and emotional
benefits.
The physical benefits
Massage therapy reduces muscular tension, aches and pains.
Both blood and lymphatic circulation can be improved by
massage therapy. Blood circulation brings fresh blood to our cells and tissues,
feeding them with nutrients and oxygen, while lymphatic circulation removes
impurities and excess carbon dioxide from bodily organs. In this way the body
is strengthened and the immune system is given a boost.
Our muscle fibers become twisted and knotted as a result of
daily use, especially for those people in office jobs that provide limited
movement or scope for stretching. Massage therapy will stretch out these tight
muscles, ensuring optimum muscular function and range of movement. In addition
scar tissue and muscle knots that have built up over time in the muscle fibers
can be broken down, reducing pain and tension and helping to prevent injury.
Massage therapy can address tension headaches and even eye tension
and strain caused by tension in the muscles in the head and spending more and
more time on computers.
Massage therapy also has a range of emotional and
psychological benefits. Massage therapy improves a person’s sense of general
well being and promotes relaxation as it relieves stress, tension and anxiety.
This results in easing insomnia and depression. The end result is that it energizes
and stimulates both body and mind.
Engela
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