Why Should You Spend Money on a Massage?

There are many good reasons why everybody should seek the services of a qualified massage therapist.  When injured, massage can help speed the healing process.  It can also help to prevent the injury in the first place by keeping your muscles supple.  Massage therapy should never be sought in place of medical intervention.  But as a combined service?  There is much value to be explored.  Below are just a few good reasons why.

1. Massage stimulates the parasympathetic nervous system.  Are you feeling anxious or stressed out?  Are you going through a particularly momentous period in your life when everything seems just a little too much?  Qualified massage therapists can help.  Massage targets your body's nervous system to promote a sense of well-being, relaxation and a state of calm.  In a world where "fight or flight" reactions happen in our bodies every couple of seconds, an hour on our table can bring things back to a normal balance.  You'll sleep better, we promise!
2. Massage alleviates pain, promotes healing and speeds injury recovery.​  How long has your back been bothering you?  How's that knee sprain coming along?  Did you take another "hit" at your last hockey game?  Massage, adapted to the type of pain, condition or injury you are experiencing at any given time, can be one of the most beneficial treatments you ever receive.  Massage therapists often work in conjunction with acupuncturists, osteopaths, physiotherapists and physicians (among other specialists) to provide complementary treatments that will aid you in your journey to chronic pain reduction or healing.  Many of us work successfully with clients experiencing fibromyalgia, arthritis, multiple sclerosis, joint, muscle and nervous system disease, to name a few.
3. Massage Strengthens Your Immune System.  A growing body of research indicates massage therapy can benefit the immune system, especially important during winter months.  Massage therapy increases the activity level of the body’s white blood cells that work to combat viruses. According to research from Cedars-Sinai, participants in a Swedish massage group experienced significant changes in lymphocytes, which play a large role in defending the body from disease.[1]

With all of these great reasons why you should get a massage, why wait?  Seek a certified massage therapist in your area and speak to him or her today.   It might be worth your time and money.  Be well, and stay that way.

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[1] https://www.amtamassage.org/research/Massage-Therapy-Research-Roundup/Research-Roundup0.htm

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