RELEASE  STRESS

Massage lower your heart rate and blood pressure, decrease the “stress hormone” cortisol level and insulin level; relax your muscles, increase the production of endorphins( the body’s natural painkillers) and boost your levels of serotonin and dopamin, all hormones your body’s natural “feel good” chemical, promote healing and stress management, and calm your nerves naturally.

ENCOURAGE RELAXATION

Massage triggers a host of brain chemistry responses that can result in lasting feelings of relaxation,lowered stress, improved mood. Enhances capacity for calm thinking and creativity; provides a sense of unification and harmony.

RELAX MUSCLES

Muscular therapy eases pain by relaxing tense muscles and improving flexibility. Massage promotes blood flow to affected muscles, increasing oxygen and nutrient into tissues and internal organs, assisting to removal the metabolic waste (lactic acid, etc.)  All of this activity decrease swelling and stiffness, soothe muscle and increase flexibility to help to relieve pain.

ENHANCE POSTURE AND EXERCISE PERFORMANCE

Poor posture can be relaxed and improved. Massage can relax and loosen the muscles made sore by bad posture, allowing your body back on track to reinforce healthy and natural movements.

PROMOTE CIRCULATION OF BLOOD AND LYMPH FLUIDS

The pressure created by the massage technique actually moves blood through the congested area and causes new blood to flow in. The kneading, rolling and pulling also eliminate the metabolic waste (lactic acid, etc.) from muscles and organs by encouraging the lymphatic drainage.

LOWER BLOOD PRESSURE

A regular massage program can decrease diastolic and systolic blood pressure; decrease stress hormones( cortisol, epinephrine and norepinephrine) levels. Low blood pressure can contribute to reduce the possibility of having a heart attack, kidney failure, or a stroke.

INCREASE FLEXIBILITY AND RANGE OF MOTION

Massage relaxes and softens body tissues, elongating them. Additionally, some massage techniques involve passive and active stretching techniques which target the flexibility of specific muscles. Healthy range of motion reduces risk of injury, improves athletic performance, reduces aches and pain, improve posture.

RELIEVE HEADACHE

Massage reduces the migraine attacks, tension headaches, sleep disorders by relaxing tense muscle and calming nerves.

BOOST IMMUNE SYSTEM

Massage therapy naturally increases the immune system’s cytotoxic capacity, stimulates the production of the of the body’s natural killer cells, increases serotonin, reduces the amount of cytotoxic T cell, promotes the defense function of the immune system.

IMPROVE REHABILITATION AFTER INJURY OR SURGERY

Massage loosens up the tight tissues, elongates muscles, relaxes scar tissues, breaks down adhesions, flushes out swelling in joints, contributes sooner rehabilitation process.