Benefits of Massage
There are many, many benefits to receiving regular massages. Some of these include: - relieves stress & tension
- relaxes tight muscles
- improves circulation
- increases flexibility in joints
- better breathing
- induces relaxation
- relieves fatigue
- relieves pain & discomfort
- assists in flushing out toxins & lactic acids
- improves muscle tone
- assists in breaking up adhesions and 'knots' in muscles
- reduces muscle spasms
- promotes good physical & mental health
These are only SOME of the benefits.
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The key to really and truly reap all the benefits of your massages is to maintain a regular schedule in your massage therapy. I recommend a once-a-month full body massage at the bare minimum. The grand thing about massage is that too much is never a bad thing! [okay, if you're contraindicated~ then one is too much, but for the average healthy person you're fine.] I have a few clients that I see on a weekly basis even! There's a few things you need to take into consideration when deciding the amount of therapy you need: - First of all, do you have a specific muscle related issue? like sciatica, or even headaches.
- Are you particularly active? like a runner, a rollergirl, or a weightlifter.
- How much time do you have available for appointments?
- and lastly...sorry, no way around it...your money situation is a consideration. *
* oh, i know...money, money, money...but it's a fact of life. And although I have read about some therapists who would like to portray themselves as 'above' the money ~ that it's the satisfaction of the work or a 'calling' of some sort. But let's be totally honest. The truth is that even if you really need weekly massages to take care of that sciatica that's flaring up but you only have enough for every 3 weeks...well, then every 3 weeks is the best you can do. And there's nothing wrong with that at all.
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