According to a 2009 survey sponsored by Associated Bodywork Professionals, 81% of Americans are as stressed, or more stressed, than they were a year ago. Studies from the Touch Research Institute have shown that massage therapy effectively reduces stress and anxiety by lowering the stress hormone cortical by up to 53% and also increasing levels of serotonin and dopamine!!!!
The results from a study on low-back pain, published in the 2003 Annals of Internal Medicine, showed that massage therapy reduced the patient’s need for pain medications by 36% compared to other therapies, including acupuncture. This is great news for the more than 100 million Americans who experience low-back pain.
Approximately 45 million Americans experience chronic headaches, and of those more than 60% suffer from migraines. A 2006 study in the Annals of Behavioral Medicines showed that those who received massage therapy had fewer migraines for more than three weeks following treatment.
There is a growing body of research that shows massage therapy can alleviate the pain of many conditions, including cancer, osteoarthritis, and carpal tunnel syndrome.
Robert’s One On One now offers Massage Therapy by a Board certified Massage Therapist!!
Robert
** Massage may be one of the oldest forms of medical care--- Egyptian tomb paintings show people being massaged.
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