How does massage help with overall health and well-being?
There are many benefits to massage that go beyond working out knots or inducing a relaxed state. Overall benefits also relate to relaxation and stress reduction. When you receive massage, your body has the opportunity to engage its parasympathetic nervous system, enabling release of hormones to help your body repair and rejuvenate. Stress Reduction In our daily lives, most of us are so busy and so stressed we continuously engage our sympathetic nervous system which triggers our “flight-or-fight” response. This is a natural chemical response to our perception of danger. When in fight/flight mode, the blood stream is flooded with excitant hormones.
