What is massage therapy?

Massage therapy is the manual manipulation of the soft body tissues (muscle, connective tissue, ligaments and tendons) to enhance a person's health and well being. It helps reduce stress, relax muscles, rehabilitate injuries, reduce pain, and promote overall health and wellness.

The benefits of massage therapy:
There are tremendous benefits to be achieved through regular massage treatments from a registered massage therapist. Whether your need is to have a moment of relaxation, reduce muscle tension or receive treatment for specific injury or chronic pain. A therapeutic massage can enhance your overall sense of emotional and physical well being.

Massage therapy can be an important part of your health maintenance plan.

Benefits include:

  • Reduce or eliminate pain
  • Improve joint mobility
  • Improve circulation
  • Improves lymphatic drainage
  • Strengthen immunity
  • Reduce muscle tension
  • Reduces stress
  • Reduces blood pressure
  • Helps you sleep
  • Promotes deeper and easier breathing
  • Maintains chronic conditions caused by activities of daily living
  • Helps aid in tissue health which may decrease severity of future injury
  • Helps with posture
  • Reduces headaches
  • Breaks up and adhesions and scar tissue