We've all heard it said or thought it before, "I need a massage." Therapeutic Massage, once considered to be just hedonistic pampering for the rich and famous, is now finding enormous popularity among millions of Americans.


Massage therapy reduces the effect of stress. Up to 90% of all visits to primary care physicians are for stress-related complaints such as headaches, backache, neck pain, high blood pressure, and heart disease. Massage therapy has an amazing effect on you body's nervous system. When massage activates your body's parasympathetic nervous system, it counteracts your body's negative response to stress, relaxing muscle tension and allowing your heart rate, blood pressure, and circulation to return to normal.


Massage therapy relaxes tense muscles. Muscles can become tight and ineffective for many reasons. Stress, poor circulation, overuse, and misuse can all cause you pain and restrict your normal range of motion.


Massage therapy increases blood circulation and improves nerve function. Like squeezing a sponge, techniques used in massage therapy release contracted muscles and push venous blood towards the heart, thus easing the strain on this vital organ.


Massage therapy decreases chronic pain. The techniques used activate nerve receptor signals to temporarily block chronic pain signals from reaching the brain. In addition to this, massage stimulates the release of endorphins (the body's natural painkiller)