Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Benefits of Massage
Benefits to the Cardiovascular System:
Dilates blood vessels
Improves blood circulation
Decreases blood pressure
Creates hyperemia
Stimulates histamine
Replenishes nutritive materials (oxygen & nutrients)
Promotes rapid removal of waste products
Reduces heart rate
Lowers pulse rate
Increases red blood cell (RBC) count
Increases white blood cell(WBC) count
Increases platelet count
Benefits to the Lymphatic/Immune Systems:
Promotes lymph circulation
Reduces lymphedema
Decreases the circumference of an area affected with
lymphedema
Decreases weight in patients with lymphedema
Increases lymphocyte count
Increases the number and function of natural killer cells
Benefits to the Nervous & Endocrine System:
Reduces stress
Reduces anxiety
Promotes relaxation
Decreases beta wave activity
Increases delta wave activity
Increases alpha waves
Increases dopamine levels
Increases serotonin levels
Reduces cortisol levels
Reduces norepinephrine levels
Reduces feelings of depression
Decreases pain
Activates sensory receptors
Benefits to the Respiratory System:
Reduces respiration rate
Strengthens respiratory muscles
Decreases the sensation of dyspnea
Decreases asthma attacks
Reduces laryngeal tension
Increases fluid discharge from the lungs
Improves pulmonary functions
Benefits to the Digestive System:
Promotes evacuation of the colon
Relieves constipation
Relieves colic and intestinal gas
Stimulates digestion
Benefits to the Skin & Related Structures:
Increases skin temperatures
Improves skin condition
Stimulates sebaceous glands
Stimulates sudoriferous glands
Improves skin pathologies
Reduces superficial keloid formation
Benefits to the Muscles:
Relieves muscular tension
Relaxes muscles
Reduces muscle soreness and fatigues
Reduces trigger point formation
Manually separates muscle fibers
Increases range of motion
Improves performance (balance and posture)
Improves Motor skills
Lengthens muscles
Increases flexibility
Tones weak muscles
Improves muscular nutrition
Benefits to the Connective Tissues:
Reduces keloid formation
Reduces excessive scar formation
Decreases adhesion formation
Releases fascial restrictions
Increases mineral retention in bone
Promotes fracture healing
Improves connective tissue healing
Reduces surface dimpling of cellulite
Miscellaneous Benefits:
Increases urine output
Reduces fatigue and increases vigor
Improve sleep patterns
Reduces job related and post traumatic stress
Improves mood
Decreases feelings of anger
Improves body image
Improves self-esteem
Promotes communication and expression
Improves lifestyle habits
Increases physical well being
Reduces touch aversion and touch sensitivity
Increases academic performance
Increases mental alertness
Satisfies emotional needs
Dilates blood vessels
Improves blood circulation
Decreases blood pressure
Creates hyperemia
Stimulates histamine
Replenishes nutritive materials (oxygen & nutrients)
Promotes rapid removal of waste products
Reduces heart rate
Lowers pulse rate
Increases red blood cell (RBC) count
Increases white blood cell(WBC) count
Increases platelet count
Benefits to the Lymphatic/Immune Systems:
Promotes lymph circulation
Reduces lymphedema
Decreases the circumference of an area affected with
lymphedema
Decreases weight in patients with lymphedema
Increases lymphocyte count
Increases the number and function of natural killer cells
Benefits to the Nervous & Endocrine System:
Reduces stress
Reduces anxiety
Promotes relaxation
Decreases beta wave activity
Increases delta wave activity
Increases alpha waves
Increases dopamine levels
Increases serotonin levels
Reduces cortisol levels
Reduces norepinephrine levels
Reduces feelings of depression
Decreases pain
Activates sensory receptors
Benefits to the Respiratory System:
Reduces respiration rate
Strengthens respiratory muscles
Decreases the sensation of dyspnea
Decreases asthma attacks
Reduces laryngeal tension
Increases fluid discharge from the lungs
Improves pulmonary functions
Benefits to the Digestive System:
Promotes evacuation of the colon
Relieves constipation
Relieves colic and intestinal gas
Stimulates digestion
Benefits to the Skin & Related Structures:
Increases skin temperatures
Improves skin condition
Stimulates sebaceous glands
Stimulates sudoriferous glands
Improves skin pathologies
Reduces superficial keloid formation
Benefits to the Muscles:
Relieves muscular tension
Relaxes muscles
Reduces muscle soreness and fatigues
Reduces trigger point formation
Manually separates muscle fibers
Increases range of motion
Improves performance (balance and posture)
Improves Motor skills
Lengthens muscles
Increases flexibility
Tones weak muscles
Improves muscular nutrition
Benefits to the Connective Tissues:
Reduces keloid formation
Reduces excessive scar formation
Decreases adhesion formation
Releases fascial restrictions
Increases mineral retention in bone
Promotes fracture healing
Improves connective tissue healing
Reduces surface dimpling of cellulite
Miscellaneous Benefits:
Increases urine output
Reduces fatigue and increases vigor
Improve sleep patterns
Reduces job related and post traumatic stress
Improves mood
Decreases feelings of anger
Improves body image
Improves self-esteem
Promotes communication and expression
Improves lifestyle habits
Increases physical well being
Reduces touch aversion and touch sensitivity
Increases academic performance
Increases mental alertness
Satisfies emotional needs
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
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