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1、ThePhysicalBenefitsofMassageTherapyTherearemanyphysicalbenefitstomassagetherapy.Massagetherapy'srhythmicmovementsandappliedpressurehelpincreaseone'sbloodcirculation.Italsohelpsbloodvesselstoexpand,allowingmorebloodtopassthroughthem.Inadditiontoincreasedbloodcirculation,massagetherapyworkstoi
2、ncreaselymph(awhitesubstancethatcarriesthebody'stoxinsaway)flow.Sincelymph,unlikeblood,doesnotmoveonitsown,itmustbestimulatedthroughmusclemovement,orexerciseandmassage.Theincreasedflowofbloodandlymphhasapositiveeffectonthebody'scells,whichcontributetoaperson'soverallhealth.Morebloodmeansmore
3、oxygenandmorelymphmeanslesswasteandtoxins.Massagecanbeparticularlyimportantwhenapersonisinvolvedinanexerciseregimenorparticipatesinasportonaregularbasis.Whenmusclesarebeingusedmoreoften,thereisanincreaseincertainacidsthatbuildupinthetissueifthemusclesdonotgettheoxygentheyneed.Iftheseacidsrem
4、aininthemuscletissue,cramping,soreness,andfatiguegenerallyfollow.Massagecanhelptodrainthemuscletissuesoftheseacidsandthushelpmusclesrecovermorequickly.Anotherimportantaspectofoverallhealthisgoodnutrition.Givingthebodythepropervitaminsandnutrientswillhelpitfunctionproperly.Massagetherapycanin
5、creasethebenefitsofgoodnutritionbyhelpingthenutrientsreachtheirdestination:thecells.Asmentioned,massageexpandsthebloodvessels,whichincreasescirculation.Byhavingaclearandopenpath,nutrientshaveaneasiertimefindingthecellsthatworktokeepthebodyhealthy.ThePsychologicalBenefitsofMassageTherapyInadd
6、itiontophysicalbenefits,therearemanypsychological,ormental,benefitstomassagetherapy.Themostobviousbenefitisstressrelief.Stressaffectseveryone,youngandoldalike.Frustrationscanbuildinmanyaspectsofaperson'slife,whetheritbejob,family,friends,orschool.Stresspromptsthereleaseofcertainhormonesthatc
7、ausebloodvesselstoshrink.Theshrinkingofbloodvesselsresultsinpoorcirculation,whichcangreatlyharmaperson'soverallhealth.Researchhasindicatedthatstressisamaincauseofcertainillnesses,suchasmigraineheadaches,depression,highbloodpressure,constipation,and
