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Massage relieves stress and its attendant headaches,
backaches, anxiety, fatigue and sleeplessness. But bodywork is
not only a relief to our physical efforts, or to injury and
pain caused by accident or stress, it's also a balancing
influence on our lives. We obviously are a nation of educated
people who realize our need to keep a healthy body and now we
need to be attentive to our need to feel whole and alive.
Massage is not just for people who feel the need to be
pampered. Massage is in actuality therapeutic. The Mayo Clinic
lists the psychological benefits; "Massage relieves stress and
can improve your state of mind. Also, massage fulfills a
universal human need for touch." Massage is not only the
answer to the aching back, it can change our lives for the
better.
Today
massage therapy has become one of the fastest growing health-related
professions. It continues to be used throughout the world and
has evolved into many modalities of advanced therapeutic techniques.
As awareness grows and misconceptions fade regarding the value
of massage therapy, more and more people are discovering the profound
benefits available to them through regular bodywork.
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