Swedish Massage

Swedish Massage is the kneading, rubbing and stretching of the muscle tissues to increase flexibility, decrease spasm, and remove toxins from the muscles.

Massage affects all the systems of your body

CIRCULATORY

• Increases blood flow
• Increased cellular waste removal
• Increased oxygen flow to the cells
  

MUSCULAR

• Decreases muscle stiffness or spasm
• Promotes muscle relaxation
• Improves flexibility, and or ability to move
   

RESPIRATORY

• Promotes deep breathing
  

NERVOUS SYSTEM

• Help to calm the sympathetic nervous system
• Sedates or stimulates nerves (depending on techniques used)

EMOTIONAL

• Promotes relaxation
• Increased positive body awareness
• Clears the mind
  

Benefits of Massage Therapy

Research studies have proven the following about massage therapy

• Decreases Stress Hormones.
• Stimulates the brain to produce endorphins, the body’s natural pain control.
• Increases Alertness.
• Reduces systolic and diastolic blood pressure.
• Decreases the occurrence of headaches, sleep disturbances and distress symptoms.

There are sites in my links page that you can use to find research results on the benefits of Massage Therapy.