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doesn't just feel good ...
Research shows that massage therapy reduces
the heart rate, lowers blood pressure, increases blood circulation and lymph
flow, relaxes muscles, improves range of motion, and releases endorphins,
the body's natural painkillers. Reduces anxiety and stress, enhances relaxation
and alertness. More:
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benefits for the body
- Helps relieve stress, aids relaxation
- Relieves muscle
tension and stiffness
- Fosters faster healing of
strained muscles and sprained ligaments; reduces pain and swelling;
reduces formation of excessive scar tissue
- Reduces muscle spasms
- Enhances athletic
performance
- Promotes deeper and
easier breathing
- Helps relieve
tension-related headaches and effects of eye-strain
- Enhances the health and
nourishment of skin
- Improves posture
- Strengthens the immune
system
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...and for the mind
- Fosters peace of mind and
a feeling of well-being
- Promotes a relaxed state
of mental alertness
- Helps relieve mental
stress
- Improves ability to
monitor stress signals and respond appropriately
- Enhances capacity for
calm thinking and creativity
- Emotional Benefits
- Satisfies needs for
caring nurturing touch
- Reduces levels of
anxiety
- Increases awareness of
mind-body connection
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