Even people who have never had a professional massage before have heard about how relaxing they can be. However, massages therapy is about more than just relaxing. After all, one can just sit in the chair and look at the sunset in complete relaxation. Massage therapy is therapeutic, life affirming, and a huge boost to your health and wellness! So if you’re thinking about booking one of our spa packages, here are 5 benefits of massage therapy that you should know about:
- Reduces stress: The number of diseases and conditions linked to stress are numerous. A massage can help to relieve stress by facilitating the release of “feel good” neurotransmitters like dopamine, serotonin, endorphins, and oxytocin. Conversely, massage has been shown to reduce hormones that are produced when we are under stressed.
- Reduces pain: Message therapists routinely work with people who suffer from conditions such as back pain and chronic stiffness. In fact, one of the first things you should do when you arrive at your for therapy appointment is to tell the therapist if you are suffering for chronic pain or stiffness. Massage therapy does not heal these conditions, but it can alleviate suffering.
- Improves sleep: By now we all know the importance of getting a good night’s sleep. Lack of sleep can lead to high blood pressure, irregular heartbeat, stroke, and even heart disease. Massage therapy can help improve sleep by helping you to let go of the day’s stress.
- Improves flexibility: Massage therapists help relieve muscles, connective tissues, tendons, ligaments, and joints achieve a greater range of motion. They do this by helping to simulate the body’s natural lubricants and by increasing circulation throughout the entire body.
- Enhances immunity: Research conducted at Cedar-Sinai found that participants in a Swedish massage group experienced an increase in white bloods cells. White blood cells work to combat viruses and they help defend the body from disease.
This is just a small list of why you should add regular massage therapy to your health and wellness routine. Massage therapy has been a widely respected method of relieving pain and increasing health for many centuries and across many different cultures. And the best thing it is that unlike other forms of healing there are no long term negative side effects associated with massage. Try one of our spa packages and see how massage can help you.