Massage Therapy is highly rated among anti-aging treatments. Therapeutic massage can decrease stress and its health related issues.  Experts estimate that ninety percent of disease is stress-related. And perhaps nothing ages us faster, internally and externally, than high stress. Massage is an effective tool for managing this stress, which translates into staying well and youthful -that's fabulous!

Therapeutic massage can be an important component of your self-care, health maintenance and fitness regimen. Nancy's harmonious blend of massage treatments restore balance and encourage the body's self-recovery capability. Her treatments have frequently been used to enhance the benefits of other types of health care such as physical therapy, chiropractic care and psychotherapy in an attempt to provide corrective and restorative movement to soft tissue and joint structures that have lost normal function due to injury or disease. The benefits of Massage are cumulative. Establishing a regular wellness plan as preventative care can help manage your overall health.

 

"...Licensed massage therapists ought to be respected as mainstream practitioners, whose profession provides a therapeutic approach not just to address pain and functional challenges but to foster wellness and overall well-being, physical and emotional. Everyone can benefit from working with a skilled massage therapist. They're the hidden gems in the healthcare system."

 

Massage

• Decreased anxiety.
• Enhanced sleep quality.
• Greater energy.
• Improved concentration.
• Increased circulation.
• Reduced fatigue.

Massage can also help specifically address a number of health issues. Bodywork can:

• 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.
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            " Medical Massage has its origins within traditional medicine. MM is the most integrative concept of Massage Therapy. "

-Dr Ross Turchaninov, MD  Journal of Massage Science

 

  Just as listening to soothing music, looking at a painting, smelling a flower or eating a delightful meal satisfies our senses, the therapeutic sensations of touch therapy, one of the oldest healing arts, can increase the overall state of well-being. A superb synergy of therapeutic massage along with a fitness regimen is a must for flexibility, recovery and restoration.