Benefits of massage
Massage therapy and the body’s physiological responses.
The body responds to massage therapy as the soft tissues and muscles are touched, manipluated and stroked; and the nervous system responds as the nerves in the skin are stimulated.
The objective is to treat and remove the following:
- muscular tightness
- stiffness and spasms
- toxins, waste and CO2
- ischaemia
- oedema
- musclar stress
- muscle fatigue
- soreness
- joint pain
- bringing benefits like:
- improved circulation
- enhanced blood flow
- dilated blood vessels and capillaries
- enhanced lymph drainage
- soothed nerve endings
- release of hormonal endorphins
- improved skin elasticity
