Massage therapy has many other benefits as well, including:

• Reducing stress by activating the parasympathetic nervous system, thereby
  promoting overall wellness
  
  
• Eliminating headaches
  
  
• Relieving sore muscles and back pain
  
  
• Increasing metabolism, assisting in weight loss
  
  
• Softening connective tissue, thus freeing up joints and restoring a fuller
  range of movement
  
  
• Increasing white blood cells by 85%, thus dramatically decreasing illness
  
  
• Improving circulation by the dilation of blood vessels, relieving
  congestion throughout the body
  
  
• Increasing lymph drainage by acting as a mechanical cleanser and hastening
  the elimination of wastes
  
  
• Inducing relaxation which has a sedative, stimulating or even exhausting
  effect on the nervous system
  
  
• Relieving mental and physical fatigue
  
  
• Improving muscle tone by slowing and reversing muscular atrophy resulting
  from forced inactivity
  
  
• Flushing the body of toxins and wastes, thus supporting the immune system