What are the Benefit of Massage Therapy

What are the benefits in doing any one of these massage therapy you may ask?? Here are your answers:

Overall Health Benefit of Massage Therapy:
  • Massage therapy and bodywork increases blood circulation thus enabling the body to pump more oxygen and nutrients into tissues and vital organs.
  • A therapist can render massage that stimulates the lymph system, the body’s natural defense, against toxic invaders. For example, in breast cancer patients, massage has been shown to increase the cells that fight cancer!
  • Helps in releasing endorphins, the body’s natural painkiller. For egs: Acupuncture therapy, a massage technique, can stimulate the body to produce endorphins, which reduce pain. Studies have also found that acupuncture treatment could release other pain-relieving substances called opiods.
  • Is being incorporated into treatment for chronic illness, injury and recovery from surgery to control and relieve pain.
  • Relieves pain for migraine sufferers and decreases the need for medication.
  • Contributes to shorter labor and reduced tearing for expectant mothers, as well as lessening the need for medication, minimizing depression and anxiety, and shortening hospital stays.
  • Can relax tense and tightened muscles. Massage therapist often render massage to treat low-back pain and neck pain.
  • Reduces overall stress. It helps the body's stress response by lowering levels of stress hormones such as cortisol.
  • Massage therapy could also treat inflammatory conditions such as arthritis and tendinitis

Physical Benefit of Massage Therapy:

  • Helps relieve muscle tension and stiffness
  • Fosters faster healing of strained muscles and sprained ligaments; reduces pain and swelling; reduces formation of excessive scar tissue
  • Reduces muscle spasms
  • Provides greater joint flexibility and range of motion
  • Enhances athletic performance; Treats injuries caused during sport or work
  • Reduces blood pressure
  • Helps relieve tension-related headaches and effects of eye-strain
  • Enhances the health and nourishment of skin
  • Improves posture
  • Strengthens the immune system
  • Treats musculoskeletal problems
  • Rehabilitation post operative
  • Rehabilitation after injury

Emotional Benefit of Massage Therapy:
  • Promotes a relaxed state of mental alertness
  • Improves ability to monitor stress signals and respond appropriately
  • Enhances capacity for calm thinking and creativity
  • Satisfies needs for caring nurturing touch
  • Fosters a feeling of well-being
  • Reduces levels of anxiety
  • Creates body awareness
  • Increases awareness of mind-body connection

Massage Therapy!

Massage involves the manipulation of the soft tissue structures of the body to prevent pain, discomfort, muscle spasm, and stress; and, to promote health and wellness. AMTA defines Massage as, "a manual soft tissue manipulation that includes holding, causing movement, and/or applying pressure to the body."

Massage Therapy is defined as " a profession in which the practitioner applies manual techniques, and may apply adjunctive therapies, with the intention of positively affecting the health and well-being of the client." (AMTA). Massage includes diverse physiological effects, which are primarily due to the therapist's hands moving over the body. The different movements can physically stretch muscles, ligaments, tendons and fascia, boost the circulation through the tissue, inhibit muscular spasms and be either sedating or stimulating to the nervous system.

Therapeutic massage improves functioning of the circulatory, lymphatic, muscular, skeletal, and nervous systems and may improve the rate at which the body recovers from injury and illness.


Massage Therapy operates on the foundation of different types of strokes and oils that work on stress accumulated areas in an effort to achieve a relaxed mind and body. The different kinds of Massage include: Back Massage, Neck and Shoulder Massage, Chest Massage, Abdomen Massage, Face and Head Massage, Arms and Hand Massage, Legs and Feet Massage, Massage for babies and children and Massage during pregnancy.


Massage can be done using any of the 200 odd techniques known to therapists worldwide, which include:

  • Sports Massage
  • Swedish Massage
  • Thai Massage
  • Infant Massage
  • Relaxation Massage and
  • Zero Balancing

The Oriental techniques that include massage as a form of therapy include: Acupressure, Shiatsu, Lomi Lomi, Jin Shin Jitsu, Amma Therapy, Chi Nei Tsang etc.



A variety of Massage techniques have also been incorporated into several other complementary therapies such as: Aromatherapy, Reflexology, Rolfing, Reiki, Hellerwork and Osteopathy.