Massage therapy benefits the body in many ways including:

General benefits

• Promotes self-esteem and a feeling of well-being
• Increased awareness of the body-mind connection and emotional awareness, helps clear the mind

Nervous System

• Reduces anxiety and stress
• Increases seratonin and dopamine levels (both are linked to decreasing stress levels and decreases in depression)

Circulatory System

• Dilates the blood vessels thus improves blood circulation and helps lower blood pressure
• Helps increase white blood cell count which enables body to more effectively protect oneself against disease
• Facilitates tissue healing through enhancement of circulation
• Speeds the elimination of the toxins (metabolic wastes) from cellular activity

Musculoskeletal System

• Increases blood supply and nutrition to the muscles
• Helps muscles recover more quickly from exertion and fatigue
• Increases muscle tone and helps reestablish proper tone in muscles
• Relaxes muscles, reduces spasms, tension, and cramping
• Help increase joint range of motion
• Reduces adhesions (knots), fibrosis, reduces muscle and soft tissue pain
• Reduces joint strain and compression through releasing tight muscles and tendons

Lymphatic System

• Increases tissue fluid and lymphatic circulation which expedites waste removal and reduces lymph edema (swelling)

Integumentary System

• Improves skin condition by bringing added nutrients to skin and improving skin texture and tone

Respiratory System

• Massage can be used to relieve congestion in the lungs through percussive and compressive movements

Digestive System

• Stimulates motility by triggering peristalsis activity
• Supports healthy digestion through physically helping food propel through the alimentary canal