Massage therapy has many benefits:

• relaxation,
• restoring a mind-body connection,
• creating awareness,
• stimulating the immune system,
• reducing sensations of pain,
• facilitating recovery from injury, and
• promoting more restorative sleep.

Depending on your personal goals, massage therapy can also extend well beyond these benefits.  Through massage therapy, clients may resolve pain and discomfort that traditional health care practitioners have not been able to effectively address, learn which lifestyle choices are contributing to their pain experience, and find a new sense of comfort and being at ease in their own bodies.

Massage therapy is guided by the client’s goals, experiences, desired level of participation and individual preferences for therapeutic touch. Along with the traditional tools of massage (Swedish massage, deep tissue massage and myofascial release), your massage therapist may incorporate other techniques into your massage as appropriate.