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Benefits of Massage Fact Sheet
- Promotes relaxation and eases stress and anxiety.
- Aids in stress management.
- Reduces stress and alleviates fatigue.
- Enhances ability to think and concentrate.
- Eases sore muscles and joints.
- Diminishes insomnia.
- Relieves muscle spasms and tension headaches.
- Counterbalances travel fatigue.
- Increases energy and relaxed alertness.
Published Studies on the Benefits & Effects of Massage.
- The use of Aromatherapy oils in the work place -
Adults exposed to rosemary showed decreased alpha and beta power, suggesting increased alertness. They also had lower anxiety levels and performed math computations faster.
Adults exposed to lavender showed increased beta power, suggesting increased relaxation. They performed math computations not only faster but also with fewer errors.
- Job Performance / Stress -
Massaged subjects showed -
1) Decreased EEG alpha and beta waves and increased delta activity consistent with enhanced alertness.
2) Math problems were completed in significantly less time with significantly fewer errors after the massage.
3) Anxiety and job stress levels were lower at the end of the 1 month period.
- Hospital job stress -
Hospital nursing and physician staff members were provided massage therapy, relaxation therapy and music therapy. These therapies significantly reduced anxiety, depression and fatigue as well as increased vigor.
- Stress Related Migraines / Headaches -
Massage therapy decreased the occurrence of headaches, sleep disturbances and distress system.
- Smoking -
Cravings, anxious behaviors and the number of cigarettes smoked were reduced by self - massage (rubbing ear lobes or hands whenever subjects experienced a craving.)
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome / RSI -
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and RSI is lessened following massage therapy in a self administered form for stretching tendons and alleviating pain.
Massage Benefits for your workplace
- Increases productivity, creativity and efficiency.
- Reduces health care costs, staff taking less sick days, and increasing mental and physical well being.
- Increases staff morale and environmental happiness in the work place.
- Increases energy, creativity and mental clarity.
- Reduces smoking related anxiety, stress and cravings.
- Improves interpersonal relationships.
- Ease anxiety, tension headaches and neck pain.
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Manipulation of skin, muscle and joints (usually
by hand) to relax muscle spasm, relieve tension, improve circulation
and hasten elimination of wastes. It also stretches connective tissue
and improves circulation. A wonderful antidote to stress and muscle
tension, massage does not rub away weight, but will rub away fatigue,
inducing relaxation. Various forms of massage include: Accupressure,
Athletic Massage, Polarity Massage, Reflexology, Rolfing, Shiatsu,
Sports Massage, Swedish Massage, Traeger Massage, Watsu. The use
of touch and various manipulation techniques to move muscles and soft
body tissues to relieve stress, tension, and pain. There are many
touch therapies. Some considered "bodywork" or somatic psychotherapy
might include the use of energy work, talk, and emotional release.
There are many types of massage and bodywork that require that
practitioners receive advanced training to practice.
Manipulation of muscles and skin (by kneading and stroking). A
mechanical form of therapy, whereby the soft tissues are made more
pliable with different techniques, promoting increased blood flow and
subsequent healing. members.l vt. Vague term used to describe `smooth'
transformations of a data set into a different form, esp.
transformations that do not lose information. Connotes less pain than
{munch} or {crunch}. "He wrote a program that massages X bitmap files
into GIF format." Compare {slurp}. There are over 80 types of
massage in use today. They are as many reasons to seek massage as
there are types. In general, massage is based on concepts of human
function, anatomy, and physiology and uses a wide variety of soft
tissue and manipulative techniques. More about this subject Even More
about this subject The manipulation of skin, muscle, and joints
(usually by hand) to relax muscle spasm, relieve tension, improve
circulation, and eliminate wastes. Over 80 types of massage are in use
today. Various forms include: acupressure, athletic, polarity,
reflexology, rolfing, shiatsu, sports, Swedish, traeger, and watsu.
mechanical form of therapy in which the soft tissues are made more
pliable with different techniques, promoting increased blood flow and
subsequent healing. A term used to describe a range of
techniques such as touching, stroking, pressing and kneading the
surface of the body to promote physical and mental relaxation. See
massage section. A healing touch that applies pressure on the muscles
of the body. Benefits of massage include an enhanced feeling of
well-being, less muscle tension, improved blood and lymph circulation,
lower blood pressure, increased range of motion, less anxiety relief
from depression, less trouble sleeping, relief from depression. This
is the application, usually by hand, of systematic stroking or
manipulation to the soft tissues of the body for therapeutic purposes,
i.e., to alleviate pain and discomfort. The most well known massage
movements are those that involve stroking and gliding (effleurage),
kneading (petrissage), and percussion (tapotement) to soft tissues of
the body. Massage is the intentional and systematic manipulation of
the soft tissues of the body to enhance health and healing. Joint
movements are commonly performed as part of massage. The primary
characteristics of massage are touch and movement. The "hands-on"
ancient therapy takes many forms. The aims of therapeutic massage are
to induce physical and mental relaxation, improve circulation and
muscle tone, prevent soft tissue problems, aid the efficient
functioning of the digestive system and encourage the elimination of
toxins from the body. a therapeutic treatment of hands on
pressure and traction to the musculoskeletal system for at least a
thirty minute duration chiro-doc.com/glossary.htm The practice of
manipulating the muscles and limbs to ease tension and reduce pain.
The gentle practice of manipulating the body's tissues in order to
soothe and heal. therapeutic friction, stroking, and kneading of the
body; see also osteopathic manipulative treatment; soft tissue
treatment. The manual soft tissue manipulation that includes holding,
causing movement and/or applying pressure to the body.Top of Page
The manual soft tissue manipulation that includes holding, causing
movement and/or applying pressure to the body. mechanical form
of therapy in which the soft tissues are made more pliable, promoting
increased blood flow and healing. A method of manipulation of
the body by rubbing, pinching, kneading, tapping, etc. Walt's
Massage/Rolfing Q&A Archive SMS (Sega Master System)/GG (Sega Game
Gear) emulator for Dos. manipulation of the scalp or body by rubbing,
kneading, stroking or tapping, to increase circulation. kneading and
rubbing parts of the body to increase circulation and promote
relaxation manually manipulate (someone's body), usually for
medicinal or relaxation purposes; "She rubbed down her child with a
sponge" give a massage to; "She massaged his sore back"
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