Massage Therapy information
The term massage therapy is used for the therapy
that includes scientific manipulation of the soft tissues in the
body, for the purpose of normalising those tissues. Massage therapy
is comprised of several manual techniques that include applying
fixed or movable pressure, holding, and/or causing movement of or
to the body.
The exact origin of massage therapy is unclear, but
it is believed to the oldest health care practice known to ancient
civilizations. Over 4,000 years old Chinese medical texts have references
to massage therapy. The Western health care practices have been
advocating massage therapy since the time of Hippocrates, the Father
of Medicine. “The physician must be acquainted with many things
and assuredly with rubbing,” wrote Hippocrates, in 4th Century
BC.
Scientifically, massage therapy 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 or sedation, and enhance tissue healing.
There are a number of proven benefits of massage
therapy, with allergies, anxiety and stress, arthritis,
asthma and bronchitis, carpal tunnel syndrome and other repetitive
motion injuries, chronic and temporary pain, circulatory problems,
depression, digestive disorders, tension headache, insomnia, myofascial
pain, sports injuries, and temporomandibular joint dysfunction,
all thought to benefit from massage therapy.
Massage therapy has been proven beneficial in alleviating
muscle tension and stiffness, and offers respite from muscle spasms.
It offers flexibility and a range of motion, increases of the ease
and efficiency of movement, and offers relief from stress and aide
of relaxation.
Massage therapy promotes faster healing of soft tissue
injuries, such as pulled muscles and sprained ligaments, and reduces
pain and swelling related to such injuries. It helps reducing the
formation of excessive scar tissue following soft tissue injuries.
It also Massage therapy helps improving skin health & nourishment.
It facilitates promoting deeper & easier breathing and improves
blood circulation and movement of lymph.
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