Benefits of Massage

What Massage Can Do for You

At Advanced Therapeutic Massage, we know that massage is good for your health and well-being. It can provide relief from muscle aches and pains, increased energy and alertness, enhanced recovery from illness and injury, improved circulation and healthier joints, more restful sleep, and greater relaxation and inner peace.

We all know that having a massage can be relaxing, but did you know that there are many other benefits?

Massage therapy melts away stress and tension, relieving associated headaches and muscular aches and pains. By encouraging the body's own healing processes to act, massage therapy reduces injury healing time. Massage therapy aids in the healing process from injury or over-use and is an excellent form of preventative health care.

In British Columbia, over 75% of medical physicians regularly refer their patients to a Registered Massage Therapist (RMT) - and they make these referrals because massage therapy is both accessible and effective in the treatment of their patients' conditions. Today, RMTs use a blend of modern science and ancient philosophies, utilizing specific techniques and modalities to treat many conditions that may include, but are not limited to:

Asthma

Athletic injuries

Arthritis

Bronchitis

Buerger's disease

Bursitis

Carpal tunnel syndrome

Cerebral palsy

Chronic fatigue syndrome

Chronic pain

Constipation

Contractures

Contusions

Cramps

Degenerative disc disease

Digestive disorders

Dislocations

Dupuytren’s contracture

Dysmenorrhea

Edema

Emphysema

Entrapments and compression syndromes

Facet lock

Fibromyalgia

Fibrositis and fibrosis

Fractures

Frozen shoulder

Gout

Headaches

Hemiplegia

Herniated back (disc)

Iliotibial band contracture

Impingement syndrome

Insomnia

Knee injury

Lower back pain

Migraine

Multiple sclerosis

Muscle tension/spasm

Muscular dystrophy

Neuralgia/Neuritis

Osteoporosis

Osteoarthritis

Paralysis

Parkinson’s disease

Pes planus

Plantar fasciitis

Poliomyelitis and post polio syndrome

Postural deformities

Raynaud’s disease

Scars

Sciatica

Scoliosis

Spastic paralysis

Sports injuries

Sprains

Strains

Stress-related disorders

Synovitis

Systemic lupus erythematosus

Thoracic outlet syndrome

Tendinitis

Tenosynovitis

TMJ dysfunction

Varicose veins

Whiplash

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