What are the Benefits of Massage Dallas Fort Worth?
An increasing number of research studies show massage reduces heart rate, lowers blood pressure, increases blood circulation and lymph flow, relaxes muscles, improves range of motion, and increases endorphins (enhancing medical treatment). Although therapeutic massage does not increase muscle strength, it can stimulate weak, inactive muscles and, thus, partially compensate for the lack of exercise and inactivity resulting from illness or injury. It also can hasten and lead to a more complete recovery from exercise or injury. Research has verified that: • Office workers massaged regularly were more alert, performed better and were less stressed than those who weren’t massaged. • Massage therapy decreased the effects of anxiety, tension, depression, pain, and itching in burn patients. • Abdominal surgery patients recovered more quickly after massage. • Premature infants who were massaged gained more weight and fared better than those who weren’t. • Autistic children showed less erratic b