| If you're a person that sits at a computer for | | | | also use other parts of their bodies such as the |
| hours at end with not much thought to getting up | | | | forearms, elbows and the feet. |
| and moving away from your monitor and rest | | | | In this at times stressful world we live in it is not |
| your eyes and think that doing approved OH&S | | | | surprising how many people are turning to |
| exercises on your arm, hands, neck and shoulders | | | | massage therapy for relaxation and regeneration. |
| as you rate them as a waste of time, you are | | | | Besides its physical benefits of massage, it also |
| doing yourself an injustice and could risk injuring | | | | known to improve the overall well-being of both |
| yourself as the body was never designed to be | | | | the spirit and the mind. |
| inactive for hours at a time. | | | | Relaxation is the reason why most people return |
| Have you looked at massage therapy as | | | | to clinics regularly. If you have had a stressful |
| something that would help loosen tight muscles | | | | week both at work and home a massage is the |
| that could constrict and knot causing pain | | | | most wonderful reward and a chance to totally |
| throughout the body? Hippocrates the father of all | | | | unwind. Further benefits are gained from a |
| medicine once wrote in a reference to massaging | | | | massage is that it stimulates the skin and releases |
| in one of his medical notes that physicians must | | | | both toxins and hormones. |
| know the practice of rubbing. | | | | As pain relief the benefit of massage therapy is |
| It just doesn't sound right to call massage therapy | | | | the fact that it can loosen tight muscles that at |
| as "rubbing." But with most Hollywood getting a | | | | times can knot causing pain especially if you |
| massage or two every week, or some have their | | | | experience cramps in your legs. For the soreness |
| own massage therapists that travel with them on | | | | of tired and aching muscles that haven't been |
| set when making movies. With the popularity of | | | | used for a while you will have the benefit of |
| massage can be seen with massage therapy | | | | moving more freely after your massage session. |
| clinics opening shops in just about anywhere. | | | | Athletes are the people who already know about |
| Currently there are approximately 100,000 | | | | the benefit of a regular massage. As massages |
| massage therapists in the country and the | | | | over time can improve your flexibility and increase |
| numbers are increasing annually. | | | | your range of motion. Further benefits are that it |
| For the lay person massage therapy is the | | | | can lower the blood pressure, heart rate and |
| process of putting pressure on muscular structure | | | | even helps injuries to recover faster. |
| and soft tissues in the body for relaxation. The | | | | It has also been proven that massage is a great |
| definition of pressure in regards to massage can | | | | enhancer to improve your mental performance. |
| mean anything from holding and pressing to | | | | By reducing your mental stress it allows the |
| kneading and rocking. Masseuse mainly uses the | | | | thought process to become clearer and with this |
| hands although I am aware that over therapists | | | | also allows you to sleep better. |