Therapeutic Massage on Emotions:
An individual’s emotions come from his mental state. If one is tense and worked up, it will affect their mind. In turn, it will translate to their body, creating muscle tension and high blood pressure, for instance. Therapeutic massage will use this process in reverse; it will relax the body and reach into the mental and emotional state of the individual. It will then create a cycle, easing both the mind and body.
Therapeutic Massage on Touch
Touch, particularly in America, is not a common thing between people. But because we are humans, touch is an important aspect of our emotional well-being. When one receives human touch, they feel at ease. It can even give support and comfort during times of distress. A therapeutic massage can give the benefits of human touch, helping put one at ease and improving their emotional state using contact.
Therapeutic Massage on Spirit
An individual’s spiritual state is also affected by the stress that person is going through. For anyone who has tried to meditate or pray with emotional distress or sore muscles, it can be very hard to focus. But when the mind and body is relaxed, the spiritual state should see a similar improvement. The mind, spirit and body affect one another. When stress is relieved in one of them, it is also relieved in the other two aspects.
Experts estimate that upwards of ninety percent of disease is stress-related. And perhaps nothing ages us faster, internally and externally, than high stress. Massage is an effective tool for managing this stress, which translates into:
- Decreased anxiety.
- Enhanced sleep quality.
- Greater energy.
- Improved concentration.
- Increased circulation.
- Reduced fatigue.
Massage can also help specifically address a number of health issues. Bodywork can:
- Alleviate low-back pain and improve range of motion.
- Assist with shorter, easier labor for expectant mothers and shorten maternity hospital stays.
- Ease medication dependence.
- Enhance immunity by stimulating lymph flow—the body's natural defense system.
- Exercise and stretch weak, tight, or atrophied muscles.
- Help athletes of any level prepare for, and recover from, strenuous workouts.
- Improve the condition of the body's largest organ—the skin.
- Increase joint flexibility.
- Lessen depression and anxiety.
- Promote tissue regeneration, reducing scar tissue and stretch marks.
- Pump oxygen and nutrients into tissues and vital organs, improving circulation.
- Reduce postsurgery adhesions and swelling.
- Reduce spasms and cramping.
- Relax and soften injured, tired, and overused muscles.
- Release endorphins—amino acids that work as the body's natural painkiller.
- Relieve migraine pain.