Benefits of Massage

There’s no denying the power of massage therapy and bodywork. From pain management to stress relief to pampering, massage therapy can be a major addition to your health care regimen.

 

 

Some of the benefits of receiving massage or bodywork treatments are:

 

• Alleviate low-back pain and improve range of motion.

• Assist with shorter, easier labor for expectant mothers and shorten maternity hospital stays.

• Ease medication dependence.

• Enhance immunity by stimulating lymph flow—the body’s natural defense system.

• Exercise and stretch weak, tight, or atrophied muscles.

• Help athletes of any level prepare for, and recover from, strenuous workouts.

• Improve the condition of the body’s largest organ—the skin.

• Increase joint flexibility.

• Lessen depression and anxiety.

• Promote tissue regeneration, reducing scar tissue and stretch marks.

• Pump oxygen and nutrients into tissues and vital organs, improving circulation.

• Reduce postsurgery adhesions and swelling.

• Reduce spasms and cramping.

• Relax and soften injured, tired, and overused muscles.

• Release endorphins—amino acids that work as the body’s natural painkiller.

• Relieve migraine pain.

 

 

Benefits of CranioSacral Therapy (CST)

 

CST is a gentle, hands-on method of evaluating and enhancing the functioning of a physiological body system called the CranioSacral system – comprised of the membranes and cerebrospinal fluid that surround and protect the brain and spinal cord. 

 

Using a soft touch generally no greater than 5 grams, or about the weight of a nickel, practioners release restrictions in the CranioSacral system to improve the functioning of the central nervous system.

 

By complementing the body’s natural healing processes, CST is increasingly used as a preventive health measure for its ability to bolster resistance to disease and is effective for a wide range of medical problems associated with pain and dysfunction including:

 

• Migraine Headaches

• Chronic Neck and Back Pain

• Motor-Coordination Impairments

• Colic Autism

• Central Nervous System Disorders

• Orthopedic Problems

• Traumatic Brain and Spinal Cord Injuries

• Scoliosis

• Infantile Disorders

• Learning Disabilities

• Chronic Fatigue

• Emotional Difficulties

• Stress and Tension-Related Problems

• Fibromyalgia and other Connective-Tissue Disorders

• Temporomandibular Joint Syndrome (TMJ)

• Neurovascular or Immune Disorders

• Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

• Post-Surgical Dysfunction