| Therapeutic Swedish Massage is Proven Effective |
In addition to the commonly known benefits of relaxation, improved circulation, and relief of muscle tension, new applications of Therapeutic Swedish Massage are surfacing in areas related to mental and emotional well being, infant care, aging, and other special situations. New discoveries link touch in general and Swedish Massage in particular, to improved immune system functioning.
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| Swedish Massage has Many Benefits and Uses |
- Enhances general health
- Keeps the body and mind functioning optimally
- Promotes well nourished and healthy skin<
- Improves circulation of blood and lymph
- Relaxes muscles and improves joint mobility
- Encourages general relaxation
- Improves immune system functioning
- Improves energy flow
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| Massage Alleviates Problem Conditions |
- Helps relieve certain common physical problems
- Helps to bring body back into optimal functioning condition
- General muscular tension and aches
- Tension headaches
- Muscular back pain
- Poor circulation
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Stress and anxiety
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Massage Supports Your Fitness or Sports Program |
- Helps you achieve your performance goals with minimum injury and pain
- Relieves tired and sore muscles
- Helps improve flexibility
- Speeds recovery from strenuous physical exertion
- Reduces the anxiety of athletic competition
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| Massage Combats the Negative Effects of Aging |
- Massage helps keep the body tissues and basic functions in a more youthful state
- Enhances tissue elasticity and joint flexibility
- Improves blood and lymph circulation
- Promotes healthy vibrant skin
- Improves immune system functioning
- Relieves muscle aches and stiffness
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| Massage Relieves the Effects of Stress |
- Helps us avoid stress related disease and dysfunction
- Triggers the relaxation response
- Relaxes tense muscles
- Reduces anxiety levels
- Normalized blocked energy flow
- Improves immune system functioning
- Restores a calm mind and feeling of well being
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Massage Benefits Special Cases |
- For mothers-to-be during pregnancy
- For infants, especially premature and other developmentally challenged babies
- For the disabled, especially those in wheelchairs and others with challenging orthopedic conditions
- For the elderly
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Massage Compliments other Health Care |
- Physical and Occupational Therapy
- Chiropractic
- Psychotherapy
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Some Biological Benefits of Swedish Massage |
- Dilates the blood vessels and improves circulation throughout the body
- Increases the number of red blood cells.
- Acts as a mechanical cleanser by stimulating lymph activity.
- Relaxes muscle spasms and relieves tension.
- Increases blood supply and nutrition to the muscles.
- Improves muscle tone and helps prevent or delay muscular atrophy.
- Helps compensate in part, for the lack of exercise in restricting injuries.
- May have a sedative, stimulating or exhausting effect on the recipient.
- Combined with a low calorie diet, can aid in reducing, considerably.
- Heightens tissue metabolism and increases tissue nutrition.
- Increases secretion of fluids and waste products via the kidneys.
- Encourages nitrogen, phosphorus and sulphur retention for bone repair.
- Helps lessen inflammation and swelling in joints.
- Promotes a sense of 'well-being' to help with stress reduction.
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| Circulatory
System |
| improves the circulation of the blood throughout the body, increasing oxygen and nutrients levels to all cells, tissues and organs. Helps remove metabolic waste and can be beneficial in decreasing blood pressure. |
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| Digestive
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| aids in relaxing the abdominal and intestinal muscles and improves function. Stimulates the liver and kidneys and helps alleviate faulty elimination |
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| Lymphatic
System |
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increase lymph circulation, aids in the elimination of metabolic
wastes, and stimulates the immune system |
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| Muscular
System |
| stimulates
and tones muscles and joints, and strengthens connective tissues.
Aids in relaxation, relieves fatigue, and provides relief from
muscle spasms |
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| Nervous
System |
| increases blood supply to the nerves and brain. Stimulates motor nerve points, alleviates stress and tension, and promotes a sense of well-being |
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| Skin |
| increases the supply of blood to the skin, nourishing tissues. Improves skin tone, helps to firm facial muscles, and helps keep the sebaceous (oil) glands functioning normally. |
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How Swedish Massage Helps to Relieve Stress |
The stresses and strains of modern life have given massage new recognition and acceptance as part of an overall beneficial plan for maintaining your good health. It assists you in creating true relaxation, before stress becomes chronic and damaging. Therefore, maintaining your body in good health can enhance your ability to enjoy, cope with, and understand life, as well as increase your personal energy and vitality.
Receiving Swedish massage or bodywork on a regular basis has proven to be beneficial in the reduction of stress. Once a week is optimal. A biweekly or monthly regimen will accomplish a satisfactory level of stress reduction. The tremendous benefits derived from regularly scheduled massage far outweigh and easily justify the investment of time and money.
The relationship of stress and illness is of interest to anyone maintaining their health. We all have stress in our daily lives relating to work, family, environment, and society. Mental tensions, frustrations, and insecurity are among the most damaging. Stress causes the release of hormones that create vasoconstriction --vessel shrinking-- resulting in reduced circulation.
Affected by stress, the heart works harder, breathing becomes rapid and shallow, and digestion slows. Every body process is degraded. Psychosomatic studies show how stress factors can cause migraines, peptic ulcers, hypertension, depression, etc. Soothing and relaxing massage can help by counteracting stress effects.
Swedish Massage has a definite psychological effect. Since massage animates the tactile sense, the body's primary sense, it brings people into the here and now and away from tension generated by constant preoccupation with problems. Also, the loosening of muscle tension or armoring can lead to the freeing of repressed emotions.
People who use massage as a healing tool realize quickly that they have found a form of drugless therapy. Headaches, insomnia, constipation, and minor aches and pains are often alleviated. Swedish Massage can have a spectacular effect on nervous people who have been dependent on their pharmacy for rest and relaxation. |
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