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About massage therapyMassage gives you a roadmap of stress areas in your body. Many times people don't know how much stress they're carrying until they have a massage; then they're able to feel it and let go of it. As the massage therapist stretches and loosens muscles and connective tissues, stress and muscular tension are released. Once you have an awareness of where stress lodges in your body, you can begin to do something about it. You start to educate yourself and your body, and you reverse a negative cycle. Neuromuscular therapy massage often prescribed for injuries and conditions of pain, works at softening the muscles so that the therapist can move in more deeply to break up adhesions. This allows muscles to become really elastic, the way they should be. The body then may be freed of spasm and pain, increase its range of motion, and have the ability to avoid injury. The Neuromuscular therapy is so much a corrective as preventive therapy. I have a portable massage table, so I can come to the comfort of your own home for your therapeutic massage. What can massage really do?Physical Level:· Relieves aches and pain· Deep relaxation and stress reduction · Relief of muscle tension and stiffness · Reduced muscle spasm and pain · Relief from entrapment of nerves in muscle · Greater joint flexibility and range of motion · Increased ease and efficiency of movement · Promoted deeper and easier breathing · Better circulation of both blood and lymph fluids · Reduced blood pressure · Relief of tension-related or eye-strain headaches · Healthier, better nourished skin · Faster healing from pulled muscles and sprained ligaments · Reduces pain, swelling, and formation of scar tissue following injury · General health maintenance Increases peristalsis (digestion) · Improves posture · Increases energy flow · Increased of energy and vitality · Reduces back pain · Relieves tension headaches · Increases muscle flexibility, function, tone, and strength · Helps improve immune system functioning Mental and Emotional level:Evidently the positive benefit of the massage in the body will affect the psychological condition and vice versa.· Relaxed state of alertness · Reduced mental stress: a calmer mind · Greater ability to monitor stress signals and respond appropriately · Increased capability for clearer thinking · Relieves asthma, anxiety, and insomnia · Feeling of well-being · Reduced levels of anxiety Reduces depression · Increased awareness of mind-body connection · Enhanced self image · A sense of being unified and in harmony · Provides supportive therapy |
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