Manual Therapies
September 30, 2016Benefits of Massage
- Relieves stress
- Improves circulation
- Lowers blood pressure
- Relaxes muscles
- Improves flexibility
- Increases range of motion
- Strengthens the immune system
- Enhances post-traumatic or post operative rehabilitation
- Loosens scar tissue
- Decreases edema
- Reduces muscle spasm
- Decreases pain
- Stimulates or sedates the nervous system
- Increases oxygen/gas exchange through the respiratory system
- Increases the metabolic rate of the digestive system
- Increases nutrition of the bone and joint structures
- Patients enjoy it!