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The Benefits of Massage

Alleviate low-back pain and improve range of motion.
Enhance immunity by stimulating lymph flow and the natural defense system.
Exercise and stretch weak, tight, or atrophied muscles.
Help athletes of any level prepare for, and recover from, strenuous workouts.
Increase joint flexibility.
Lessen depression and anxiety.
Promote tissue regeneration, reducing scar tissue and stretch marks.
Pump oxygen and nutrients into tissues and vital organs, improving circulation.
Reduce post surgery adhesions and swelling.
Reduce spasms and cramping.
Relax and soften injured, tired, and overused muscles.
Release endorphins acids that work as the body's natural painkiller.
Relieve migraine pain.

The power of bodywork, regardless of the adjectives we assign to it (pampering, rejuvenating, therapeutic) or the reasons we seek it out (a luxurious treat, stress relief, pain management), massage therapy can be a powerful ally in healthcare regimen.
Experts estimate that upwards of 90% of disease is stress related. And perhaps nothing ages us faster, internally and externally, than high stress. While eliminating anxiety and pressure altogether in this fast-paced world may be idealistic, massage can, without a doubt, help manage stress. This translates into:
Decreased anxiety.
Enhanced sleep quality.
Greater energy.
Improved concentration.
Increased circulation.
Reduced fatigue.

Furthermore, clients often report a sense of perspective and clarity after receiving a massage. The emotional balance bodywork provides can often be just as vital and valuable as the more tangible physical benefits.

Increase the Benefits with Frequent Visits
Getting a massage can do you a world of good. And getting massage frequently can do even more. This is the beauty of bodywork. Taking part in this form of regularly scheduled self-care can play a huge part in how healthy you will be and how youthful you will remain with each passing year. Budgeting time and money for bodywork at consistent intervals is truly an investment in your health. And remember: just because massage feels like a pampering treat doesn't mean it is any less therapeutic. Consider massage appointments a necessary piece of your health and wellness plan, and work with your practitioner to establish a treatment schedule that best meets your needs.

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Relflexology Chart
Reflexology is a science that maps out the key energy zones of the whole body on the feet, allows the body to self-correct, cleanse itself, and purge itself of toxins. Reflexologist view the feet and hands as a mirror image of the body, they apply technique and precise pressure upon specific reflex zones in the feet to achieve a highly specialized relaxation in the corresponding area of the body, break up patterns of stress in other parts of the body. This improves the nerve, blood, and lymphatic supply. By working on a certain area, the corresponding part of the body receives improved nerve, blood and lymphatic supply.

Nerves carry messages and instruct the body, every nerve in the body begins and ends in the hands and feet, applying specialized pressure on the foot resulting in a re-educating, a re-patterning, and a re-conditioning of the nerves and instruction through the reflex/neutral electrical system of the body.

Blood transport nutrition and oxygen to all parts of the body, It is in the hands and feet that blood transfers from arteries to veins to return back to the heart. This is the reason why the feet must be flexible and dexterous. Stress, which is responsible for 80% to 90% of ailments, can act like a tourniquet, wrapping around the body, squeezing so tightly that it causes an impediment of blood flow which results in an a deprivation of blood to other parts of the body. This will then allow improved transportation of nutrition, glucose and oxygen.
Lymphatic system cleanses and purifies the body and lubricates the muscles, lymph flows in one direction toward the heart; every lymphatic vessel begins and ends in the hands and feet. Reflexology is a persuasive approach which helps the body correct, strengthen, and reinforce itself.
Pressure applied to the feet generates a signal through the peripheral nervous system.
From there it enters the central nervous system where it is processed in various parts of the brain.
It is then relayed to the internal organs to allocate the necessary adjustments in fuel and oxygen, finally a response is fashioned that is sent onto the motor system. This message is feed forward to adjust the body's tone or overall tension level. If applied properly the tone will reset itself to a lower operating tempo. A lower operating tempo means a lessening of stress and less wear and tear on the body's systems.

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Deep Relaxation and Stress Release

Back and neck pain are like most of body aches and pains come from the muscles.
lmproved blood and lymph flow –
Blood and lymph clean the body of harmful toxins. Vigorously working the muscles will improve blood and lymph flows, which will increase toxin removal from body, positively affect blood pressure, too!
Improved healing –
Improved blood flow will increase oxygen transport to body tissues. Oxygen levels will be optimized if the blood flow is improved and tissues will heal better and quicker.
Reduced muscle spasm –
Only a true massage chair will get rid of muscles knots, get relief from tightness and stiffness in the muscles and get rid of actual spasms, any massage chairs does not help is an electric operated sofa.

Increased flexibility –
Try bending over and touching toes before begin massage session, then, do it again afterwards and be surprised with how massage chair helps to relax muscles and improves movement.
Prevention of degenerative arthritis –
Poor posture results in poor loading of the body that is relative to gravity that results in arthritis. Changing posture and the way muscles and ligaments, function will change the abnormal loading of body that in turn, will slow down the process of arthritis in spine!
General feeling of well-being –
Improve muscle function, blood and lymph flow, endorphin levels, and posture for better feeling in general. Feeling better will in turn, improve overall attitude.

Scapulohumeral Periarthritis / Adhesive Capsulitis

Scapulohumeral Periarthritis / Adhesive Capsulitis
Frozen shoulder or scapulohumeral periarthritis, medically referred to as adhesive capsulitis, is a disorder in which the shoulder capsule, the connective tissue surrounding the glenohumeral joint of the shoulder, becomes inflamed and stiff. Movement of the shoulder is severely restricted. The condition is sometimes caused by injury that leads to lack of use due to pain but also often arises spontaneously with no obvious preceding trigger factor. These seemingly spontaneous cases are usually referred to as Idiopathic Frozen Shoulder. Rheumatic disease progression and recent shoulder surgery can also cause a pattern of pain similar to frozen shoulder. Intermittent periods of use may cause inflammation.
Abnormal bands of tissue (adhesions) grow between the joint surfaces, restricting motion. There is also a lack of synovial fluid, which normally helps the shoulder joint move by lubricating the gap between the humerus (upper arm bone) and the socket in the scapula (shoulder blade). It is this restricted space between the capsule and ball of the humerus that distinguishes adhesive capsulitis from a less complicated, painful, stiff shoulder. People with diabetes, stroke, lung disease, rheumatoid arthritis, and heart disease, or who have been in an accident, are at a higher risk for frozen shoulder. Adhesive capsulitis has been indicated as a possible adverse effect of some forms of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). The condition rarely appears in people under 40 years old and (at least in its idiopathic form) is much more common in women than in men. Frozen shoulder in diabetic patients is generally thought to be a more troublesome condition than in the non-diabetic population. If a diabetic patient develops frozen shoulder then the time to full recovery is often prolonged.
With a frozen shoulder, one sign is that the joint becomes so tight and stiff that it is nearly impossible to carry out simple movements, such as raising the arm. People complain that the stiffness and pain worsen at night. Pain due to frozen shoulder is usually dull or aching. It can be worsened with attempted motion. A doctor, or therapist (occupational, massage or physical), may suspect the patient has a frozen shoulder if a physical examination reveals limited shoulder movement. Frozen shoulder can also be diagnosed if limits to the active range of motion (range of motion from active use of muscles) are the same or almost the same as the limits to the passive range of motion (range of motion from a person manipulating the arm and shoulder). An arthrogram or an MRI scan may confirm the diagnosis - although in practice this is rarely required. Most orthopaedic specialists make the diagnosis of frozen shoulder by recognising the typical pattern of signs and symptoms.