Among the many documented benefits of massage are:
-Enhances muscle tone and range of motion.
-Reduces inflammation and swelling in joints, thereby alleviationg pain.
-Promotes the healing process by increasing the flow of nutrients to the muscles...releasing tension...relaxing muscles.
-Stimulates circulation by: defrosting frozen muscles, thereby releasing endorphins-the body's natural pain killers.
-Helps to maintain the whole body in better physical condition.
(Mary Schreiber, Equissage.com)