Benefits of Massage Therapy: Raleigh NC Massage Therapy

This Holiday Season Kathy Wilson is honoring her patrons and new patients with a discounted rate per hour massage. If you are interested in massage, or would like to give your loved one a relaxing gift please give us a call to schedule at 845-3280.

Here are some reported benefits of massage verified by research:

	Office workers massaged regularly were more alert, performed better and were less stressed than those who weren't massaged.
	Massage therapy decreased the effects of anxiety, tension, depression, pain, and itching in burn patients.
	Abdominal surgery patients recovered more quickly after massage.
	Premature infants who were massaged gained more weight and fared better than those who weren't.
	Autistic children showed less erratic behavior after massage therapy.

	Medical school students at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-New Jersey Medical School who were massaged before an exam showed a significant decrease in anxiety and respiratory rates, as well as a significant increase in white blood cells and natural killer cell activity, suggesting a benefit to the immune system.
	Preliminary results suggested cancer patients had less pain and anxiety after receiving therapeutic massage at the James Cancer Hospital and Research Institute in Columbus, Ohio.
	Women who had experienced the recent death of a child were less depressed after receiving therapeutic massage, according to preliminary results of a study at the University of South Carolina.