Types Of Massage Therapy
While there are several types of massage, two fundamental categories are:▶
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Generally, massage is known to affect the circulation of blood and the flow of blood
and lymph,reduce muscular tension or flaccidity, affect the nervous system through stimulation , and enhance tissue healing. These effects provide a number of benefits:
Massage therapy also has a number of documented clinical benefits. For example, massage can reduce anxiety, improve pulmonary function in young asthma patients, reduce psycho-emotional distress in persons suffering from chronic inflammatory bowel disease, increase weight and improve motor development in premature infants, and may enhance immune system functioning. Some medical conditions that massage therapy can help are: allergies, anxiety and stress, arthritis, asthma and bronchitis, carpal tunnel syndrome and other repetitive motion injuries, chronic and temporary pain, circulatory problems, depression, digestive ,tension headache, insomnia, myofascial pain, sports injuries, |