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About Massage Therapy |
Beneficial Effects of Massage Therapy
From The Art of Massage by J.H. Kellogg
- Massage Therapy Dilates blood vessels, improving circulation
- Massage Therapy increases number of red blood cells
- Acts as a cleanser, pushing along lymph and hastening elimination of waste
- Massage helps overcome fatigue products resulting from exercise or injury
- Improves muscle tone and helps prevent or delay muscular atrophy
- Massage can compensate for lack of exercise in persons who because of illness, injury or age are forced to remain inactive
- Can undo or prevent adhesion formation
- May have a sedative or stimulating effect on the nervous system
- Increases the excretion of fluids, nitrogen, inorganic phosphorous and salt in normal kidneys
- Massage helps eliminate edema of extremities
- Encourages the retention of substances necessary for tissue repair
- Relaxes muscle spasm and relieves tension
- Improves the circulation and nutrition of joints and hastens the elimination of harmful particles. It helps lessen inflammation and swelling in joints and so alleviates pain.
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| I agreed to see a chiropractor who provided some relief but I was then referred to a massage therapist. The result was my first pain free night’s sleep since the accident. |
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