What exactly are the benefits of receiving massage or bodywork treatments?

• Alleviate low-back pain and increase range of motion
• Ease medication dependence
• Exercise and stretch weak, tight or atrophied muscles
• Help athletes prepare for, and recover from, strenuous workouts
• Increase joint flexibility
• Lessen anxiety and depression
• Pump oxygen into tissues and organs, improving circulation
• Reduce spasms or cramping
• Relieve pain from migraines

Massage therapy can be a powerful ally in your healthcare regimen. Experts estimate that upwards of 90% of disease is stress related. While eliminating anxiety and the pressures of everyday life would be idealistic, massage can help manage stress. Taking part in this form of regularly scheduled self-care can play a part in how healthy you'll be. Budgeting time and money for bodywork is an investment in your health. Consider massage a necessary part of your health and wellness plan.