massage therapy

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Massage Therapy5745 S. University
Drive ,Davie , FL 3332
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The need for human touch

• Massage therapy has been in use for more than
  3000 years. It is believed that massage therapy
  not only relieved muscle soreness but also healed
  the spirit. It is eminent that greater the
  advancement in technology, greater the need of
  human touch, as advancement in technology
  contributed stress. Human touch is as important
  as air, water and food

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What is Massage therapy?

• A relaxation technique the manipulation of skin,
  muscles, ligaments, and connective tissue for the
  purpose of releasing muscle tension and
  increasing physical comfort of musculature and
  surrounding joints.

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What does research say about massage therapy?

• McKechnie and his colleagues studied about
  massage therapy and found out that massage
  therapy helped in reducing resting heart rate,
  muscle tension and skin resistance
• Weinberg et al (1988) conducted a research to
  find out the combined effects of massage therapy
  and exercise on college students. The results
  indicated that college student who exercised and
  received massage therapy maintained high levels
  of energy and had reduced muscle tension,
  fatigue, anxiety, depression and ange

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What are the most popular types of massage?

• Shiatsu,
• Swedish,
• Rolfing,
• Myofascial release
• sports massage.

Popular Types
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What are the benefits?

• Increased blood and lymph flow
• General sense of well being
• Emotional well being (emotional well being is
  closely tied to physical health)
• Increased flexibility
• Decreased muscle tension

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What is the science behind it?

• The most notable effect after massage therapy is
  overall relaxation. The application of touch at
  the site of tense muscles increases neural reflex
  activity which in turn dilates the blood vessels
  and increases blood flow. This increase in blood
  supply apparently decreases neural drive through
  the afferent neural mechanism.
• In effect, this desensitizes the nerve ending
  receiving messages from the brain, thus
  decreasing muscle tension. Massage cleans the
  metabolic wastes through gentle pumping of the
  circulatory and lymphatic systems.
• The effects of massage therapy on musculoskeletal
  and neuromuscular systems are widely accepted
  such as increased flexibility and decreased
  muscle tension.

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CalmsootheHydrate..

• At Maya Physical therapy (serving Davie, Cooper
  city and Hollywood), our massage therapist are
  trained in sport massage, Swedish massage,
  reflexology, deep tissue massage, hot stone
  massage, and ayurvedic oil massage and truly
  enjoys helping others to relaxing mind and body.