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Title: massage therapy


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Massage Therapy5745 S. University
Drive ,Davie , FL 3332
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The need for human touch
  • Massage therapy has been in use for more than
    3000 years. It is believed that massage therapy
    not only relieved muscle soreness but also healed
    the spirit. It is eminent that greater the
    advancement in technology, greater the need of
    human touch, as advancement in technology
    contributed stress. Human touch is as important
    as air, water and food

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What is Massage therapy?
  • A relaxation technique the manipulation of skin,
    muscles, ligaments, and connective tissue for the
    purpose of releasing muscle tension and
    increasing physical comfort of musculature and
    surrounding joints.

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What does research say about massage therapy?
  • McKechnie and his colleagues studied about
    massage therapy and found out that massage
    therapy helped in reducing resting heart rate,
    muscle tension and skin resistance
  • Weinberg et al (1988) conducted a research to
    find out the combined effects of massage therapy
    and exercise on college students. The results
    indicated that college student who exercised and
    received massage therapy maintained high levels
    of energy and had reduced muscle tension,
    fatigue, anxiety, depression and ange

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What are the most popular types of massage?
  • Shiatsu,
  • Swedish,
  • Rolfing,
  • Myofascial release
  • sports massage.

Popular Types
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What are the benefits?
  • Increased blood and lymph flow
  • General sense of well being
  • Emotional well being (emotional well being is
    closely tied to physical health)
  • Increased flexibility
  • Decreased muscle tension

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What is the science behind it?
  • The most notable effect after massage therapy is
    overall relaxation. The application of touch at
    the site of tense muscles increases neural reflex
    activity which in turn dilates the blood vessels
    and increases blood flow. This increase in blood
    supply apparently decreases neural drive through
    the afferent neural mechanism.
  • In effect, this desensitizes the nerve ending
    receiving messages from the brain, thus
    decreasing muscle tension. Massage cleans the
    metabolic wastes through gentle pumping of the
    circulatory and lymphatic systems.
  • The effects of massage therapy on musculoskeletal
    and neuromuscular systems are widely accepted
    such as increased flexibility and decreased
    muscle tension.

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CalmsootheHydrate..
  • At Maya Physical therapy (serving Davie, Cooper
    city and Hollywood), our massage therapist are
    trained in sport massage, Swedish massage,
    reflexology, deep tissue massage, hot stone
    massage, and ayurvedic oil massage and truly
    enjoys helping others to relaxing mind and body.
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