Benefits of Massage
Massage will enhance your health and well being and is totally safe.
Massage is increasingly being recommended by GPs and other health professionals because it is drug-free and has no side effects at all
Massage has major beneficial effects on the body including reducing stress which is a major threat to health. Even occasional treatments are better than no treatment at all but regular treatment not only reduces stress it also helps us learn strategies for dealing with real-life problems.
Benefits of massage
Massage has a vast range of benefits, including
- Reducing pain and stiffness
- Improving headaches and migraine
- Reducing stress, anxiety and depression
Massage will
- Promote healing and recovery from injury
- Improve flexibility, range of movement and reduce future injuries
- Improve circulation and breathing
- Lower heart rate and blood pressure
- Boost the immune system
- Improve sleep
- Improve digestion and elimination
Massage improves general health and wellness and promotes a more positive outlook. There is clinical evidence that massage increases endorphin levels (which make you feel good) and protective white blood cell counts (the natural killer cells that fight infection).
Everyone will benefit from massage
Unless you have one of the few conditions that mean that massage us not advised, you will benefit from massage.
In recent research, the top three reasons stated by people having massage were:
- medical/health reasons (30%)
- relief from pain (26%) including back pain, inflammatory conditions such as arthritis and tendonitis, headaches and migraines, muscle and related conditions such as spasms, strains and sprains, repetitive strain injury, carpal tunnel syndrome etc.
- relaxation/stress reduction (21%)
I have clients that come because they have backache, because they need to recover from the effects of regular travel or want to learn more about their posture and how to avoid injuries and future problems.
I also have clients who are going through difficult periods of their lives and feel they need space and time to recharge themselves. I have people that are changing direction and are using massage to refocus themselves on their new future. Massage will do all these things and more.
Specific groups
Some groups of people will benefit greatly, including:
- Physical workers, builders, drivers, cleaners – aches, pains and stiffness are resolved gently and safely and flexibility is improved which reduces problems in future
- Emergency services, medical and caring professionals – sleep disturbance resulting from shift work is reduced, plus shock and tiredness can be addressed. Massage also gives valuable space which helps the person deal with issues
- Teachers, students and children – exam stress, tiredness, panic, overload, lack of focus and energy are all eased
- Office workers – stress from endless meetings, budgets and deadlines float away, aches and pains from sitting at a desk and computer use will all improve
- Parents of young children – aches, pains, tiredness, just needing space!
- Older people – aches and pains, mobility problems, sleeping poorly, lack of interest and verve for life
Deep, powerful and gentle massage will improve life for all these groups.
Massage is cumulative
Any treatment will give you benefits but having treatment regularly multiplies those benefits.
The first time you get on the couch, you are unsure what it will be like – it takes time to relax and be comfortable. The second time, you know what to expect and by half way through you are getting more relaxed than the first time.
By the third treatment, it just takes 5 minutes to get to where you were at the end of the second treatment. By the forth treatment, you only have to get on the couch to start feeling better!
It is like anything done regularly – you get better at it. As your body learns how to work with the treatment, you get better at it and the benefits increase.
In addition, how much less stressed will you be, knowing that in only a few days time you will be getting exactly the right treatment to undo all the problems! Just having treatments booked prevents you from that panic of "how will I be able to cope". You know it will all be all right.
How to find out more
We offer a variety of individual treatments and treatment packages. Regular client offers are also available.
Call or email me for more information or to book your first appointment.