About Massage Therapy: Having a Massage Therapy Is a Wonderful Way To
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Touch is essential to our physical, emotional and psychological well-being. But, all too often we get so busy with our daily lives that we forget to nurture ourselves. A restorative, hands-on massage is a wonderful way to aid relaxation and eliminate or reduce headaches, eyestrain, upper limb discomforts and low back pain.

A massage can be a wonderfully relaxing way to release tension and improve overall well-being. There are several different healing therapies which use massage techniques, from basic forearm strokes to reflexology, but all of them use the hands and arms to provide relief and healing.

A massage can be relaxing or stimulating, depending on the condition you wish to relieve. In a relaxing massage, breathing becomes easier as your muscles relax; relieving respiratory conditions such as asthma and emphysema, calming and balancing the nervous system, and improving sleep quality. A stimulating massage increases oxygen to the skin and muscles, prevents illness by boosting the immune system, and also improves the circulatory system of both the lymph and blood vessels, which supply tissues with replenishing nutrients. Metabolic by-products are more actively re-moved through the improved detoxifying action of the skin, keeping the tissues young and healthy

The ancient Greeks believed that a daily massage was one of the best ways to ensure good health. Experts today agree. Massage lowers blood pressure, improves range of motion and can help speed up the healing process.

For instance certain types of massage boost circulation to the extremities. A person with poor circulation can suffer from a variety of discomforts including the pooling of fluid in the extremities (like the toes), cold hands and feet, fatigue and achiness created by an accumulation of lactic acid in the muscles. Good circulation brings damaged, tense muscles the oxygen-rich blood they need to heal.

Massage facilitates circulation because the pressure created by the massage technique actually moves blood through the congested areas. The release of this same pressure causes new blood to flow in. The squeezing and pulling also flushes lactic acid from the muscles and improves the circulation of the lymph fluid which carries metabolic waste away from muscles and internal organs.

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