Benefits of Massage


  Who Needs A Massage?

Someone who's in pain

Someone who's been on their feet all day

Someone who gets headaches

Athletes: triathletes, skiers, skaters, dancers, equestrians...

Athletic teams who want the edge for competition

Stressed Moms and Dads

Workaholics

Someone having trouble sleeping

Couples celebrating an anniversary together

Someone who wants to make their health a priority

A friend, spouse, coach or caregiver who needs a great gift

Someone who needs a break!

 

Stress and Massage
     Massage is a pleasurable experience. It increases your body self awareness and sensitivity, reduces your stress, tension and anxiety levels, calms the nervous system, relaxes, focuses and clears your mind, helps to improve and maintain your posture, helps to fulfill your need for a caring and nurturing touch, encourages self-esteem and a general feeling of well-being and improves your emotional awareness.
Health Benefits of Massage
     The effects of a massage can vary according to the techniques employed. With most methods, the circulation of blood is enhanced throughout the body, the nervous system is calmed or activated and the muscles are stretched and relaxed. Specific techniques may be employed to target the lymphatic system, the digestive tract or other body systems. Relieving physical pain and stress improves your mental health and your physical well-being. Increasing the blood flow through massage can help to flush out waste generated by your muscles and body.
     Most people will feel very relaxed and experience relief from long-term aches and pains developed from tension, stress or a repetitive activity. Following an initial period of calmness, people often experience a surge of energy, heightened awareness and greater productivity that can last for many days.
     Massage enhances medical treatments and may shorten the time it takes for the body to recover from injury and illness. Massage or Reflexology can help release chronic muscular tension and pain, improve circulation, increase joint flexibility, reduce mental and physical fatigue and stress, promote faster healing of injured muscular tissue, improve posture and reduce blood pressure.
 

Balanced Bodywork and Massage of Lake Placid
 2733 Main Street
 Lake Placid, NY 12946
 Phone/fax: 518-523-3780
 Email:placidbodywork@yahoo.com