Benefits Of Massage

What exactly are the benefits of receiving massage or bodywork treatments? Useful for all of the conditions listed below and more, massage can:
•    Alleviate low-back pain and improve range of motion.
•    Assist with shorter, easier labor for expectant mothers and shorten maternity hospital stays.
•    Ease medication dependence.
•    Enhance immunity by stimulating lymph flow—the body’s natural defense system.
•    Exercise and stretch weak, tight, or atrophied muscles.
•    Help athletes of any level prepare for, and recover from, strenuous workouts.
•    Improve the condition of the body’s largest organ—the skin.
•    Increase joint flexibility.
•    Lessen depression and anxiety.
•    Promote tissue regeneration, reducing scar tissue and stretch marks.
•    Pump oxygen and nutrients into tissues and vital organs, improving circulation.
•    Reduce postsurgery adhesions and swelling.
•    Reduce spasms and cramping.
•    Relax and soften injured, tired, and overused muscles.
•    Release endorphins—amino acids that work as the body’s natural painkiller.
•    Relieve migraine pain.