Therapeutic Massage
Therapeutic massage is an important part of your health maintenance plan, by:
- Reducing or eliminating pain
- Improving joint mobility
- Improving circulation
- Improving immune system functioning
- Increasing lymphatic drainage
- Reducing depression and anxiety
- Reducing tension within muscles
- Increasing body awareness
Massage therapy benefits people of all ages. While it benefits the injured, the ill and the stressed, the strength of massage therapy in preventing illness and conditions before they develop cannot be overlooked. Massage therapy can be used in the treatment of both acute and chronic stages of conditions.
The following is a list of conditions for which massage therapy, when provided by a Registered Massage Therapist, can prove beneficial:
- Post-surgical rehabilitation
- Sports injuries
- Asthma and Emphysema
- Cancer
- Chronic Fatigue syndrome
- Gastrointestinal disorders
- Fibromyalgia
- Inflammatory conditions: arthritis and bursitis
- Parkinson’s disease
- Palliative care
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- Strains and sprains
- Pregnancy and labour support
- Anxiety and depression
- Back, leg, and neck pain
- Carpal tunnel syndrome (repetitive strain)
- Dislocations
- Fractures and edema
- Headaches
- Insomnia
- Muscle tension and spasm
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