Massage Therapy

Massage therapy is the scientific manipulation of the soft tissues of the body for the purpose of normalizing those tissues. Massage includes applying fixed or movable pressure, holding, and/or causing movement of, or to the body. Massage is known to affect the circulation of blood and the flow of blood and lymph, reduce muscular tensionor flaccidity, affect the nervous system through stimulation or sedation, and enhance tissue healing. Massage therapy also has a number of documented clinical benefits. Some medical conditions that massage therapy can help are: allergies, anxiety and stress, arthritis asthma, and bronchitis, carpal tunnel syndrome and other repetitive motion injuries, chronic and temporary pain, circulatory problems, depression, digestive disorders tension headache, insomnia, myofascial pain, sport injuries, and temporomandibular joint dysfunction.