Massage Therapy

A licensed massage therapist provides individual massages to promote both healing and relaxation, combining a variety of soft-tissue techniques to meet individual needs.

Techniques include Swedish, lymph drainage, craniosacral and deep tissue massage. Clinical research shows that therapeutic massage can be effective in:

• Relieving stress
• Reducing blood pressure
• Promoting faster healing of muscle strains
• Enhancing Immune system function
• Increasing blood circulation
• Easing symptoms of arthritis
• Increasing endorphins, the body’s natural pain killers
  

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