Massage can help you feel calm and relaxed by releasing endorphins and reducing stress hormones
Massage can reduce muscular pain due to many
causes. Massage helps to stop the “pain-spasm-pain” cycle, in which an injury causes a muscle to go into spasm, reducing local circulation,
Massage
increases local circulation and relaxes the tense muscle, breaking the cycle, reducing pain, and leading to increased flexibility and range of motion
Numerous scientific studies and anecdotal evidence have found
massage to be effective at improving functioning and reducing pain associated with a variety of injuries and chronic conditions including: arthritis and joint pain,
Massage increases lymph flow (thereby removing
excess lymph and toxins and reducing swelling and pain), and can help to bring necessary oxygen and nutrients via increased blood circulation in order to increase the formation of functional tissue and reduce the formation of scar tissue.
In order for any tissue in the body to heal, it must receive vital nutrients and oxygen through blood circulation.
Massage can increase range of motion and flexibility in a variety of ways. It can help loosen and relax tight muscles, break up adhesions that can form on the tendons and ligaments around joints, and soften the connective tissue that surrounds everything (including muscle.)
Arguably, the number one scientifically
proven benefit of massage is the reduction of stress hormones.
Massage does a number of things
for immune function.
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