Massage Therapy benefits people of all ages. While it benefits the injured, the ill and the stressed, the real strength of Massage Therapy lies in prevention.
Massage is an important part of your health maintenance plan:
- Reduces depression and anxiety
- Reduces muscle tension
- Improves joint mobility
- Increases body awareness
- Increases lymphatic drainage
- Relieves stress
- Increases relaxation
- Improves posture
- Lowers blood pressure
- Helps manage pain
- Improves flexibility and range of motion
- Strengthens the immune system
- Speeds recovery after injury or surgery
- Reduces or eliminates pain
Infant Massage Benefits
Benefits for the Baby
- Emotionally nourishes the baby
- Begins a loving, intimate communication between a parentand the baby
- Helps to strengthen and regulate the baby’s primary systems (ie: respiratory, circulatory, nervous, musculature and gastrointestinal, enhances immune system)
- Reduces gas and colic and allows the baby to sleep better
- Helps the baby relax and release the tensions of daily stimuli
Benefits for Parents
- Better understanding about their infant’s cues of responsiveness
- Enhances communication and emotional ties
- Increases confidence and handling skills
- Greatly improves the bond of loving attachment
- Provides a means to develop quality interaction time
- Helps the parents relax and listen to their baby
- Massage becomes a perfect avenue for conversation as thechild gets older
