Massage dilates the blood vessels, improving the circulation.
Massage improves muscle tone and helps prevent or delay muscular atrophy resulting from forced inactivity. Massage encourages the retention of the nitrogen, phosphorous, and sulfur necessary for tissue repair in persons convalescing from bone fractures. Massage stretches connective tissues, improves its circulation and nutrition of joints, and hastens the elimination of harmful particles. It helps lessen inflammation and swelling in joints and so alleviates pain. Massage increases the blood supply and nutrition to muscles without adding to their load of toxic lactic acid produced through voluntary muscle contraction.