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Benefits to Health and Well-Being
What Conditions Can Benefit From Massage and
Body Therapy?
- Pain
- Headaches
- Migraines
- TMJ
- Whiplash
- Forward
head posture
- Cervical/neck pain
- Shoulder pain
- Rotter cuff
- Frozen shoulder
- Shooting pain between
shoulder and neck
- Elbow pain
- Carpal tunnel
- Pain
down one side of upper back feels
like shoulder
- Mid back pain
- Low back pain
- Can't bend over to
get shoes on pain
- Hip pain
- Knee pain
- Planter
fasciitis
- Sprained ankle
- MVA
- Sports injures
- Strains &
pains from working out
- Gym mishaps
- Falls / slips
on ice
- Posture Work
- Repetitive pain
- Restricted
range of motion
Physical Level:
- Deep relaxation and stress reduction
- Relief of muscle tension and stiffness
- Improved posture
- Recovery from accidents and injury
- Faster post-surgery recovery
- Greater joint flexibility and range of motion
- Increased ease and efficiency of movement
- Promotes deeper and easier breathing
- Better circulation of both blood and lymph fluids
- Reduced blood pressure
- Relief of tension-related headaches, eyestrain
- Healthier, better-nourished skin
- Faster healing time from pulled muscles and sprained ligaments: reduced spasm, pain and swelling, reduced formation of scar tissue
- Health maintenance
Mental Level:
- Reduced mental stress; a calmer mind
- Greater ability to monitor stress signals and respond appropriately
- Increased capacity for clearer thinking
- Increased body awareness
Emotional Level:
- Satisfying the need for caring and nurturing touch
- Feeling of well-being
- Greater ease of emotional expression
- Enhanced self-image
- Reduced levels of anxiety
- Increased awareness of mind-body connection
- A sense of being unified and in harmony
- Safe place to process old wounds
- A great compliment to psychotherapy
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