Benefits of Massage

What exactly are the benefits of receiving massage or bodywork treatments?

Experts estimate that upwards of ninety percent of disease is stress-related. And perhaps nothing ages us faster, internally and externally, than high stress. Massage is an effective tool for managing this stress, which translates into:

Decreased anxiety.
Enhanced sleep quality.
Greater energy.
Improved concentration.
Increased circulation.
Reduced fatigue.

Massage can also help specifically address a number of health issues. Bodywork 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 post surgery 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.

Contraindications for performing massages:

Skin changes (sclerosis and purulent)
Tumors (oncology lymphatic massage)
Bleeding, hemorrhage, or the possibility of their occurrence
Hemophilia
Varicose veins
Vascular defect
Hypertension
Atherosclerosis
Any inflammation (rheumatoid arthritis during the acute illness)
Diseases of surface bacterial, viral and parasitic
High body temperature (39 ° C)
Ulceration or allergy
Infectious diseases
Tumor on the skin
Abdomen, low back and breasts of pregnant women
Acute injury of soft tissues on the joints
No heavy stimulation for the places of edema.