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75 reasons to try massage therapy

November 17, 2020

There actually are 75!

For informational purposes only, and not to be construed as medical advice, here are 75 ideas or theories about the benefits of massage and the reasons to try massage therapy including ideas about conditions that benefit from giving the muscles and trigger points attention.  The benefits of massage therapy on the body, mind, and spirit are many.

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  1. Alleviates pain due to the release of the body’s natural pain killers, endorphins
  2. Reduces stress and, subsequently, its side effects.   
  3. Increases white blood cell counts and boosts immunity
  4. Increases levels of oxytocin, a hormone released when bonding with others in a safe environment
  5. Helps inflammation
  6. Helps athletes recover as well as prepare from strenuous workouts
  7. Helps repair injured muscles
  8. Promotes the healing process
  9. Diffuses muscle scar tissue
  10. Relieves postoperative pain
  11. Reduces spasms and cramping
  12. Helps reduce fibromyalgia pain
  13. Manages lower-back pain
  14. Reduces muscle tension
  15. Enhances exercise performance
  16. Relieves tension headaches
  17. Improves quality of sleep because it effects the brain’s delta waves that directly effect deep sleep
  18. Helps manage depression
  19. Improves cardiovascular health
  20. Manages stress in cancer patients and side-effects of cancer treatment
  21. Helps improve balance, especially in seniors
  22. Decreases rheumatoid arthritis pain
  23. Helps control symptoms of cystic fibrosis
  24. Eases effects of dementia
  25. Eases symptoms of multiple sclerosis
  26. Promotes relaxation
  27. Relieves PMS symptoms, such as bloating and mood swings
  28. Lowers high blood pressure
  29. Helps alleviate and manage pain resulting from joint replacement 
  30. Increases flexibility
  31. Helps ease symptoms of cerebral palsy
  32. Decreases migraine frequency
  33. Decreases symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome
  34. Helps chronic neck pain
  35. Improves quality of life in hospice care
  36. Infant massage helps promote the health of babies
  37. Makes a vacation even better
  38. Promotes mental and emotional health
  39. Helps pain associated with autoimmune conditions
  40. Relieves sciatica symptoms
  41. Eases chronic pain from a variety of conditions or from injury
  42. Improves range of motion
  43. May help expectant mothers have an easier labor
  44. Reduces stretch marks by promoting tissue regeneration
  45. Strengthens weak or atrophied muscles
  46. Massage is a one-of-a-kind birthday or holiday gift
  47. Eases neck tension
  48. Brings relief from aches, pain and muscle tension after running a marathon
  49. Works in conjunction with other types of treatment for optimal relief
  50. Helps pain and restriction associated with a herniated disk
  51. Increases the activity of the parasympathetic nervous system, and elicits the relaxation response in the body
  52. Improves circulatory disorders
  53. Helps quicken post-surgical recovery time for some types of surgery.
  54. Reduces symptoms of Parkinson’s disease
  55. Prepares you before holiday stress
  56. Calms you after holiday stress
  57. Helps cancer patients deal with anger and depression
  58. Aches and pains associated with aging are improved
  59. Reduces the pain associated with nerve pain syndrome
  60. Encourages lymphatic drainage
  61. Improves body metabolism
  62. Adds vitality to skin 
  63. Physical relief from tight muscles and tendons
  64. Mood booster
  65. Relieves blockages at acupressure points
  66. It works to rectify the damage done from all the sitting we do
  67. Reduces stiffness and pain in patients suffering from osteoarthritis
  68. Restores the functioning of joints
  69. Improves urinary functioning
  70. Helps promote functioning of the digestive system
  71. Increases alertness
  72. Reduces edema
  73. A great excuse to disconnect from the outside world and heal 
  74. Reduces fatigue
  75. Improves posture
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