Who should get a massage? You! Almost everyone can benefit from massage therapy. While massage therapy can't promise to treat or cure existing ailments it has been known to help people of all ages with a wide range of conditions, including but not limited to:
- Allergies/ Sinusitis
- Anxiety
- Arthritis
- Asthma
- Carpal tunnel syndrome
- Chronic and temporary pain, stiffness, and tension
- Depression
- Digestive disorders
- Emotional disturbances
- Headache
- Insomnia
- Sports injuries
- Stress
- Temporomandibular joint dysfunction (TMJ)
Moreover, the effects of massage from a properly trained massage therapist will not end when you leave the table. Regular massage therapy can keep you healthy by:
- Enhancing athletic performance
- Fostering awareness of the mind-body connection
- Giving you greater joint flexibility and range of motion
- Helping to reduce muscle tension and stiffness
- Helping to relieve tension-related headaches
- Improving circulation
- Improving response to stress
- Increasing feelings of general well-being
- Increasing mental clarity
- Promoting deeper and easier breathing
- Promoting a healthy immune system
- Providing safe and nurturing touch
- Reducing blood pressure
- Relieving mental stress and anxiety promoting relaxation
Some conditions, such as cardiac problems, phlebitis, cancer and infectious illness or skin conditions may contraindicate traditional massage but may be appropriate for other types of massage therapy. When you make an appointment you will be asked to fill out a health history form so that I can determine if I need to speak to your doctor before working with you.