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In the past century research on the benefits massage therapy
has yeilded some very encouraging findings.
There is research showing that Office workers felt less
stress, experienced heightened alertness and increased
performance, when getting regular massage sessions. Some of the
other findings from research on the benefits of massage therapy
are:
- University students, in New Jersey, massaged before an
exam showed a significant decrease in anxiety and respiration
rates. It was also found they had a measurable increase their
white blood cell count and in the production of T-cells so
important to the immune system.
- After receiving therapeutic massage a group of cancer
patients experienced reduced pain and anxiety.
- An university study found that mothers who had recently
suffered the death of a child, experienced reduced levels of
depression after receiving therapeutic massage.
- The National Institutes of Health (NIH) conducted studies
that found therapeutic massage was beneficial in improving
weight gain in HIV infants.
- Reseachers at the Touch Research Institute (University of
Miami) found therapeutic massage helpful in reducing blood
pressure. The same research has found that therapeutic massage
helps in reducing pain in migraine sufferers.
Some of the other benefits of therapeutic massage are:
- The skin
- Improves tone and elasticity
- Improves skin nourishment
- Aids in normalizing glandular functions
- Skeletal system (Myofascial)
- Relieves stiff joints
- Assists in proper body alignment
- Muscular system
- Reduces fibrosis and adhesions in fibers
- Assists in maintaining flexibity
- Can relax or stimulate fibers
- Relieves tension, and stiffness
- Circulatory system
- Improves cell nutrition
- Improves cell oxygen supply
- Decreases blood pressure
- Nervous system
- Stimulates nerves
- Relieves insomnia
- Promotes a state of well-being
- Lymphatic system
- Increases circulation
- Flushes out toxins and metabolic wastes
- Athletes
- Improves flexibility and ROI
- Relieves tight and sore muscles
- Decreases recovery time after exercise or injury
For more information on the benefits of therapeutic massage,
visit the American Massage Therapy Association's web site at
http://www.amtamassage.org and my Holistic Health Therapy
web site at
http://www.sidneyparker.com
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