Massage therapy provides numerous benefits beyond relaxation, including pain relief for conditions like low back pain and improved flexibility. It enhances immune function, aids athletic performance, and promotes recovery from surgery by stimulating blood flow and reducing muscle tension. Additionally, massage can alleviate symptoms of anxiety and depression, improve skin condition, and help manage chronic conditions, emphasizing its extensive physical and psychological advantages.

2. Having a massage is not only good for
relaxation. But having a massage gives you
more than that. There are many research
conducted about some of the benefits of it
either health, or emotional. Here are the
following benefits that massage can give.

3. Alleviate low back pain and improve
range of motion.
Massage is perfect to treat for low back pain
cause by muscle tension and strain is the
muscles are targeted correctly. It can also
improve range of motion and flexibility by
working on muscles, connective tissues,
tendons, ligaments, and joints, regular
massage can improve your flexibility and
range of motion, keeping your joints more
fluid and making them less injury prone.

4. Enhance immunity by stimulating lymph
flow- the body's natural defense system.
Having a massage boost immune system.
Massage therapists were trained in how
to deliver both Swedish and light touch
using specific and identical protocols.

5. Athletes may achieve positive effects if they
have a massage. Massage acts to improve
performance, reduce pain, prevent injury,
encourage focus and shorten recovery time. It
basically involves two types of responses: a
mechanical response as a result of the
pressure and movement and a reflex response
where the nerves respond to the stimulation
of a massage.
Help athletes of any level prepare for, and
recover from, strenuous workouts.

6. Improve the condition of the body's
largest organ- the skin
One surprising benefits of Massages is when it
stimulate blood flow, which is why regular
gentle rubbing and kneading might keep your
face looking healthy and radiant. Massage also
promotes tissue regeneration, reducing scar
tissue and stretch marks.

7. Reduce post surgery adhesion and
swelling.
After surgery, there is always swelling,
stiffness and body flexibility. Massage such as
deep tissue, myofascial release, and many
more are a great way to release adhesions
that occur after surgery. It has been
scientifically proven by many studies.

8. Pump oxygen and nutrients into tissues and
vital organs, improving circulations.
Massage makes a great help in Pump oxygen and
nutrients into tissues and vital organs, improving
circulations. The pressure by the massage technique
moves the blood the congested areas and this same
pressures makes new blood to flow in.

9. Release endorphins- amino acids that
work as the body's natural painkiller.
Many studies prove that massage makes our
body release endorphins that calms the
peripheral nervous system. Endorphins are
our body’s natural pain killer. So usually
patients advise to have a massage after a
surgery.

10. Ease medication dependence.
Massage is not only giving you relaxation, it also
has hundreds of, medical benefits to our body.
Massage is good to minimize us in medication
dependence. It can cure so many illnesses like
mental health like anxiety, depression and stress
disorder. it can also cure cancer by enhances the
coping mechanism in patients undergoing cancer
treatment, third is Chronic Lung disease and last
is some injuries like strain injuries, workplace and
athletic trauma and many more.

11. Reduce Spasms and cramping.
Muscle Spasm or cramps occurs by surprise. This
happen when your muscles contract without a
warning. This is usually happen in our neck, back,
hands, arms, thighs, abdomen, rib cage muscles
and feet and calves. There are many massages
suitable when you experience cramps. Sports
massage is good for muscles soreness before and
after any type of exercise.

12. Lessen Depression and anxiety.
Depression and anxiety have a great affect in social
functioning and lead to increased risk of
unemployment, illness, and even death. They can play
a role in other health conditions and render an
individual more vulnerable to disease. Research has
shown that massage therapy can have a beneficial
effect on both anxiety and depression. Early research
says that 30 minutes of daily massage therapy to
hospitalized depressed adolescents over a 5 day period
brought about an improvement in mood and behavior.

13. Relieve migraine pain.
Migraine is a sudden and recurrent headache attack
that can cause severe and intense throbbing pain that
can last for hours to days. It is a result of the
unexpected enlargement of the blood vessels of
the skull. Actual study showed significant result
after a Thai Massage compared to the randomized-
controlled group who received treatment via
ultrasound. Moreover, another research cited by the
same said association showed improvement in
autonomic nervous system regulation in chronic
tension headache patients after receiving a single 30-
minute massage on cervical trigger points.

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