What are the benefits of massage therapy?

Benefits of massage therapy include stress reduction and promotion of healing.

Pain reduction is of great benefit for almost all kinds of massage therapy. And there are all kinds, depending on the type. If you are talking about Swedish massage, then we are in the arena of stress reduction. Another benefit in this category is the stimulation of what is called the parasympathetic nervous system, which is the opposite of the "fight or flight" system. It promotes healing, it stimulates the immune system, stimulates digestion, and all of the things that the fight or flight or what is called the sympathetic nervous system tends to shut down.

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