Benefits of massage therapy?

Massage therapy is most often associated with relaxation, but it has many benefits including:

  • Decrease muscle tension
  • Decrease eliminate of pain
  • Increase joint mobility
  • Increase circulation
  • Improve immune system function
  • Increase lymphatic drainage
  • Decrease anxiety and depression
  • Increase body awareness

Massage therapy provides preventative care for people of all ages - you don’t need to have an injury or illness to have a massage. A therapist can detect areas that may become a problem and prevent an injury before it occurs!

Conditions that may benefit from massage therapy:

  • Asthma
  • Arthritis (rheumatoid/osteo)
  • Back pain
  • Bursitis
  • Carpal tunnel syndrome
  • Chronic fatigue syndrome
  • Contusions
  • Contractures
  • Depression
  • Degenerative disc disease
  • Diabetes
  • Digestive disorders
  • Edema
  • Fibromyalgia/Chronic Fatigue
  • Frozen shoulder
  • Herniated disc
  • Insomnia
  • Multiple sclerosis
  • Muscle cramps/spasms
  • Osteoporosis
  • Parkinson’s
  • Plantar fasciitis
  • Pregnancy (pre/post-natal)
  • Relaxation
  • Repetitive strain injuries
  • Scar tissue
  • Sports injuries
  • Sprains/Strains
  • Stress related disorders
  • Tendonitis
  • Thoracic outlet syndrome
  • Whiplash injuries