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MASSAGE BENEFITS

Massage is an amazing way to aid your body and promote good health. Nowadays it's mostly associated with 'pampering' and special treat's -  but it's also important to remember why and how massage has evolved. Massage will benifit your health, increase flexability & circulation, de-toxify, promote healthy skin and - most importantly - a calm mind. Holistic.

What is massage?​

Massage is a general term for pressing, rubbing and manipulating your skin, muscles, tendons and ligaments. Depending on the massage, it can be done using hands, fingers, thumbs, forearms, elbows, knees and even feet. Pressure may range from light stroking to deep pressure.

 

Benefits of massage

Considered a part of complementary and alternative medicine, Massage is increasingly being offered along with standard treatment for a wide range of medical conditions and situations. Despite its benefits, massage is not a replacement for regular medical care. Let your doctor know you're trying massage and be sure to follow any standard treatment plans you have.

 

Studies of the benefits of massage demonstrate that it is an effective treatment for reducing stress, pain and muscle tension. It is a great way to help deal with anxiety, and digestive disorders. As well as  fibromyalgia, headaches, stress related insomnia, myofascial pain syndrome, Paresthesias and nerve pain, Soft tissue strains or injuries, and temporomandibular joint pain. It will improve blood and lymphatic circulation which in turn helps promote good skin and hair. 

 

“The physician must be acquainted with many things and most assuredly with rubbing” 

- Hippocrates (‘Father of Medicine’), Greece in 460 BC

 

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