David Herndon, Licensed Massage Therapist
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MASSAGE AND WELLNESS

THERAPEUTIC MASSAGE can be defined as "the systematic and scientific manipulation of the soft tissues of the body for the purpose of obtaining or maintaining health."  ​

​"Effects of massage techniques in general," writes Susan G. Salvo, "are increased circulation of blood and lymph, decreased pain and trigger point activity, decreased muscle soreness, increased range of motion, increased relaxation, decreased heart rate and blood pressure, decreased depression, and improved sleep."  Massage can also reduce stress and anxiety, promoting a deep sense of well-being.

Massage can be an important part of a personal wellness and self-care routine.

The UPMC Center for Integrative Medicine right here in Pittsburgh includes this statement about massage on their website:  "Massage therapy has the potential to influence the body in many ways.  When a person begins to relax and release muscular tension, there is easier access to a meditative state, lowered levels of stress, decreased pain, and an increased feeling of well-being."


Research studies indicate that therapeutic massage can have the following beneficial physiological effects:
  1. Relieve stress
  2. Relieve postoperative pain
  3. Reduce anxiety
  4. Manage low-back pain
  5. Help fibromyalgia pain
  6. Reduce muscle tension
  7. Enhance exercise performance
  8. Relieve tension headaches
  9. Sleep better
  10. Ease symptoms of depression
  11. Improve cardiovascular health
  12. Reduce pain of osteoarthritis
  13. Decrease stress in cancer patients
  14. Improve balance in older adults
  15. Decrease rheumatoid arthritis pain
  16. Temper effects of dementia
  17. Promote relaxation
  18. Lower blood pressure
  19. Decrease symptoms of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
  20. Help chronic neck pain
  21. Lower joint replacement pain
  22. Increase range of motion
  23. Decrease migraine frequency
  24. Improve quality of life in hospice care
  25. Reduce chemotherapy-related nausea
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