The Benefits of Massage

Welcome to my blog, I am so excited to share everything I know about massage therapy and help you improve your health and wellness with massage.  My focus today is to do a brief overview of these benefits.  There are so many I will be posting multiple Blogs on this topic in more detail. Stay Tuned!!

Well Known Benefits:

• Relaxation
• Decrease Pain
• Decrease Stress and Tension "knots" in muscles
• Increase mental clarity by reducing stress and tension

Not as Well Known Benefits:

• Increased Flexibility of muscles and joints
• Detoxification of tissues
• Increased Muscle Tone and  Firms and Tones the Skin
• Increased Circulation for both the Circulatory and Lymphatic System
• Increased Immunity
• Decrease in Stress Hormones  ( Cortisol )
• Increase in Beneficial Hormones ( Seratonin Endorphines )
• Increased Athletic Performance and Reduction of Injuries

I will go into detail on how massage affects these areas in later posts.
See you then: )
Tracy McIntyre LMT