Kneading movements and deep tissue work, stretch and relax muscles, releasing tension and aids in the healing process of injury and sore muscles by stimulating the lymphatic system. Furthermore, scientific evidence and research have been completed, and demonstrates measurable improvement in individuals who received massage, from premature infants to the older adults. Conditions such as headaches and insomnia, if stress related, muscle and joint disorders such as arthritis and back pain, pain relief, high blood pressure, depression, anxiety and some disorders of digestion may be responsive to massage. So it is not a new age concept. Massage enhances blood flow to all parts of the body and organs.
Blood is also the delivery vehicle for oxygen levels.
The lymphatic system carries the waste out through the bodies major organs of excretion, that is the skin, kidneys, and bowels. So while massage increases oxygen and circulation it also aides the body in the removal of toxins. M assage therapy was used during World War 1 to treat victims of nerve injury and shell shock. Breakthroughs in medical technology and pharmacology in the middle 1900's unfortunately eclipsed the practice of massage. Find a match that you feel safe and comfortable with.