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7 Benefits of massage

Updated: Jul 18, 2023

Introduction

Facial massages, or body massages, massage has their own significance, as they will help our entire body, whether it's physical or mental. It will help you to reduce. stress, increase flexibility and strengthen your muscles, by applying pressure to appropriate

points.

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Here are 7 Benefits of massage

#1.Reduces stress

Massage helps you to pressure specific points in your body that helps you reduce stress, as it will help to release serotonin, or dopamine that helps you to elevate your mood. Neurotransmitters and chemicals that are responsible for reducing stress are released by doing regular massage.

Benefits of massage over reducing stress:

  1. It can improve mood and relaxation while increasing confidence and self-image

  2. If you experience depression or anxiety, massage can be an effective part of treatment.

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#2. Induce restful sleep

Sleep and massage are buddies, Research shows that 3 mins backstroke massage, helps you to sleep 36 mins more. It's good to have a few time body massages in a month to maintain a healthy sleep cycle.

Massage induces sleep:

  1. The parasympathetic nervous system is activated during massage, which can help people to relax and fall sleep.

  2. While doing massage, endorphins are released, which help to reduce tension and worries.

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Here are 7 Benefits of massage


#3. Increase your immunity power

Studies Show 45 mins of body massage helps you to increase lymphocyte cells, which helps you to fight antigens or foreign particles when it entire your body. White blood cells are responsible for having an immunity power. It is good to massage your body for 45 min a few times a month and increase your immunity power




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#4. Strength your muscle and joints

While massaging your body, your body joint and ligaments also get strengthened as you give proper pressure and stroke to a particular area, helping you to strengthen your muscles and joints. For people who are suffering from Arthritis, it's recommended to go for a knee massage as well.


Benefits of massage on muscles :

  1. Deep tissue massage can be used to maintain healthy muscles.

  2. A deep tissue massage gets deep within muscle flexibility and increases range of movement.

#5. Digestion

Abdominal Massage helps you to get rid of any kind of digestive issue like constipation, gastric, or heartburn. All these issues can be easily treated by massaging your abdomen in a circular motion in an anti-clockwise and clockwise direction. Other than this it will help you to burn abdominal fat as well. Better to add to your monthly routine and be ready to see the good side of it.

Digestion and massage:

  1. Release tension in the abdominal and intestinal tension

  2. Relives constipation

  3. Assist with waste elimination

  4. Stimulates liver and kidney


#6. Flexibility

Massage helps you in your body flexibly as well, as while massaging your entire body, at different points, it will make your muscles and ligaments flexible

Studies show that people who are going for a massage, have a more flexible body than others. Especially for sports people, it is highly recommended.

Massage and flexibility:

  1. Massage increases flexibility by increasing the temperature

  2. Increasing tissue elasticity

  3. Breaking down adhesion

  4. Removing waste products, and swelling, and decreasing the pain

#7. Circulation

Blood circulation from head to toe by heart is not possible by just sitting in one place, doing massaging will help you to circulate blood from heart to leg efficiently, and leg massage is highly recommended as well. Massage will help to circulate blood properly in the entire body. So use the right oil or cream, and hire a massage therapist, who knows all the pressure points and how much pressure is needed.

Massage can impact the circulatory system:

  1. Increasing blood flow

  2. Increasing oxygen

  3. increasing nutrients

  4. Reducing heart rate

  5. Lowering blood pressure











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