• Relieve symptoms of anxiety, stress, and depression
• Lower your blood presssure and your heart rate
• Improve your circulation
• Help injured tissue to heal, such as pulled mascles or sprained ligaments
• Relieve repetitive motion injuries
• Relieve pain and stiffness from arthritis
• Decrease stuffness in your muscles and joints from overuse, such as work-outs, yard work, and team sports
• Relieve pain, including headache
• Increase your sense of energy and well-being
• Help you to relax
• Improve your posture and help you stay aware when your posture is causing pain
• Increase your flexibility
• Help with the discomforts of pregnancy

From infants to elders, therapeutic massage is helpful for nearly everyone!  Regular massage therapy strengthens the immune system.  Babies who receive massage from their parents sleep well and are easy to sooth.  Teen-agers befit from massage as a relief from sports, poor posturem and carrying heavy backpacks.  Adults, who are often over-scheduled both at work and at home, need massage time to relax, unwind, and decrease the harmful effects of high stress and anxiety.  Elders benefit from massage, as it helps aging muscles and joints to feel better and decreases social isolation.