Massage Therapy: Benefits to Circulation and Organs

There's lots of benefits that are associated with getting a massage. Some may be old to you, some may be new.

For one thing, there are large muscle "knots" in the body that are formed during our natural day-to-day activities. As these knots build up it may cause a variety of problems such as reducing access to vital energy, obstructing circulation as well as glandular functions, etc.

Circulation is improved via massage. By soothing the natural flow of blood in your body it enables more nutrients and oxygen to flow to your organs as well as muscles. This is essential to help your body heal itself, restore tissues, and allow essential functions to thrive.

Similarly, massage helps soothe your nerves connected to the organs which allows for improved healing and effective functioning of the organs. This ultimately allows for greater healing as well as improved energy or chi flow. Reflexology in conjunction with a massage will help in this area in particular. Chinese acupuncturists have been using these techniques for a long time.

Those are just some of the critical benefits associated directly with a massage. You may be surprised at how impactful a massage could be to your overall health. Now that you know, it's time to consider your own massage regimen.

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What is Massage Therapy?

Any method of pressure on or friction against, or stroking, kneading, rubbing, tapping, pounding, vibrating or stimulating of the external soft parts of the body with the hands or with aid of any mechanical electrical apparatus or appliances with or without rubbing alcohol, liniments, antiseptics, oils, powder, creams, lotions, ointments or other similar preparations used in this practice, under such circumstances that it is reasonably expected that the person to whom treatment is provided ...
Massage is the practice of applying pressure or vibration to the soft tissues of the body, including muscles, connective tissue, tendons, ligaments, and joints. A form of therapy, massage can be applied to parts of the body or successively to the whole body, to heal injury, relieve psychological stress, manage pain, improve circulation and relieve tension.
The manipulation of skin, muscle, and joints (usually by hand) to relax muscle spasm, relieve tension, improve circulation, and eliminate wastes. Over 80 types of massage are in use today. Various forms include: acupressure, athletic, polarity, reflexology, rolfing, shiatsu, sports, Swedish, traeger, and watsu.