Massage

The benefits of deep muscle massage have been known for many centuries, and are as valid today for health and healing as they were in ancient times.

Therapeutic massage is a method of restoring or maintaining health by means of manipulating the soft tissue of the muscles. It soothes the nerves and, at the same time, relaxes the body.

Your practitioner will work on specific areas using a variety of techniques designed to clear the muscles of toxins, relax the muscles themselves (and so the joints to which they are attached), improve flexibility or movement and encourage both physical and mental well-being.

Remedial massage has numerous benefits:

• Massage improves muscle tone.
• It speeds recovery time from exercise stiffness.
• Massage improves blood circulation and lowers blood pressure.
• It reduces stress and tension.
• It improves integration between mind and body.
• Massage improves digestion.
• It reduces the number and intensity of headaches.
• Massage gives relief from muscular causes of pain, and is particularly effective on the back, neck and shoulders.
• It speeds up healing from minor injuries.
• It helps increase the numbers of white blood cells.
• Massage heightens tissue metabolism.

Do not forget to that following a massage you should ensure you drink plenty of water. This helps flush the toxins and waste produces from the muscle tissue.