Once considered to be
pampering for the rich and
famous, massage therapy is
now finding enormous
popularity among millions of
Americans.
Massage provides relief to
people from all
walks of life- the weekend
athlete, the home gardener,
the stressed executive,
secretaries, waitresses,
computer programmers and
laborers. Virtually
anyone can feel the need for
massage sooner or later!
We live in a sedentary world
where your muscles pay the
price for your inactivity.
Numerous research studies
conducted in the U.S.,
Europe and Asia have
documented that far beyond
simply “feeling good”;
massage therapy has an
impressive range of
physical, mental and
emotional benefits. Up
to 90% of all visits to
primary care physicians are
for stress-related
complaints such as
headaches, back pain, neck
pain, eyestrain, poor
concentration, as well as
physical and emotional
exhaustion.
Like a sponge that is
squeezed, a tight muscle
cannot hold much fluid to
pass through it. This
decreases your circulation
and increases the strain
placed on your heart.
This can leave you feeling
fatigued and sore, reducing
your precious energy
reserves. Massage
therapy releases contracted
muscles and pushes venous
blood toward the heart,
easing the strain on this
vital organ. Massage
therapy has been shown to
reduce waste products such
as lactic acid that build up
in muscles that are
overworked. Massage
therapy loosens tight
muscles preventing formation
of adhesions that restrict
your range of motion and
cause arthritis to set in.
Far too many of us face our
daily lives with chronic
pain due to chronic
conditions and injuries.
Massage helps to stimulate
the release of endorphins
(the body’s natural pain
killer) into the nervous
system to reduce your
feelings of pain and
discomfort without the use
of unnatural and risky
drugs. It stimulates
your body’s natural
pharmacy, which is always
dosage specific, target
specific and most important,
FREE! This is why our
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program includes one 60
minute massage each week.
