9 Surprising Health Benefits of Massage

Massages do a body—and mind—good. Here are 9 scientifically-proven reasons to go get that massage.

1. Helps lower back pain. In a study conducted through Group Health Institute and published in the February 2014 edition of Scientific World Journal, researchers investigating whether chronic low-back pain therapy with massage therapy alone was as effective as combining it with non-steroid anti-inflammatory drugs, found that patients receiving massage were twice as likely as those receiving usual care to report significant improvements in both their pain and function. Massage patients also reported that they were able to reduce the amount of OTC anti-inflammatory medications they were taking.

2. Lessens inflammation after exercise. Research through the Buck Institute for Research on Aging and McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, indicated that massage therapy lessens inflammation of skeletal muscles acutely damaged through exercise.

Read the rest of the article here: http://www.cambridgechron.com/article/20140719/NEWS/307199990/10112/LIFESTYLE#ixzz39Qzf2wmM

So, if you live in the Fayetteville, NC area and you are interested in receiving a SUPER affordable (I'm talking $20-30 affordable!) massage by Yours Truly, please call Serenity Spa Student Clinic at Miller-Motte College and ask for a massage with Tonya Caballero! 910-354-1929 

God Bless and Take Care
Love, Tonya
www.tonyaoutlaw.com
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