Doctors Recommend Exercise
& Massage Therapy Combination
Therapeutic massage is now highly recognized as an essential component to managing the high intensity, highly stressed lifestyle of today's business professionals. A relaxing massage session can help undo the stress of day-to-day life. Turn off your cell phone, forget your obligations, and let yourself relax for an hour or so. Massage is also a vital part of the recovery process from physical injury, such as in an automobile accident or sports injury.
Massage therapies strengthen the immune system, improve posture, increase range of motion and flexibility, and lower the blood pressure. Massage aids in the recovery, as well as the prevention, of injuries. Massage therapy contributes to an overall increase in energy and wellness. You deserve this special attention.
Massage therapy is a health care service that is tightly regulated by the State of Washington, as well as over 25 other states in the U.S. Massage therapy has been proven beneficial for people of all ages, including newborns and the elderly. Hospital-based and other forms of clinical or medical massage therapy have become increasingly mainstream as medical professionals continue to recognize the health benefits and cost effectiveness of therapeutic touch.
When provided by a licensed professional in collaboration with a client and his or her other caregivers, massage therapy is often a preferred alternative to pharmaceutical drugs for pain management and inflammation reduction.
Medical Conditions that Massage Therapy Can Help
- whiplash
- neck pain
- low-back pain
- tendentious, tenosynovitis, and other tendon injuries
- myofascial pain
- sprain/strain
- fibromyalgia/fibrosis
- trigger points
- osteoarthritis
- repetitive strain injuries
- athletic injuries
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- post-injury rehabilitation
- sciatica
- carpal tunnel syndrome/CTS
- thoracic outlet syndrome/TOS (especially when musculoskeletal issues cause the problem)
- temporomandibular joint (TMJ) dysfunction
- headaches
- migraines
- edema
- insomnia
- anxiety
- emotional stress
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