Physiological Benefits of Massage

  • Muscular System

    • Relaxes or stimulates muscles to relieve soreness, tension, stiffness, spasms, weakness
    • Improves joint flexibility
    • Mobilizes soft tissues
    • Improves elimination of metabolic waste

  • Circulatory System

    • Improves oxygen supply to blood cells
    • Increases circulation
    • Decreases blood pressure
    • Improves elimination of metabolic waste
    • Encourages development of a stronger cardiac muscle

  • Nervous System

    • Relieves pain
    • Stimulates motor nerves
    • Relieves restlessness and sleep disturbances
    • Improves proprioception (the unconscious ability to sense the position, location, orientation and movement of the body and its parts)

  • Digestive System

    • Relaxes the intestinal muscles
    • Improves blood flow to the alimentary (digestive) tract
    • Stimulates peristalsis (the process of wave-like muscle contractions of the alimentary tract that moves food along)
    • Stimulates liver and kidney function
    • Improves appetite

  • Lymphatic System

    • Drains stagnant lymph nodes
    • Stimulates movement of lymphatic fluid
    • Cleanses the body of metabolic waste​

  • Integumentary (Skin) System

    • Improves tone and elasticity of skin
    • Stimulates sebaceous glands (small glands in the skin which secrete a lubricating oily matter (sebum) into the hair follicles to lubricate the skin and hair)
    • ​Improves quality of coat
    • ​Removes dead skin and loose hair