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Most Americans know that massage therapy can help relieve stress and pain, reduce blood pressure and boost the immune system. And, more people than ever are trying massage for the first time.
The most popular include:
- Swedish massage: The most common type of massage, to relax and energize you.
- Deep tissue massage: For muscle damage from an injury, such as whiplash or back
strain.
- Sports massage: To help prevent athletic injury, keep the body flexible and heal the
body should injury occur
Clinical research has shown massage therapy can:
- Be more effective for chronic back pain than other complementary therapies.
- Promote relaxation and alleviate the perception of pain and anxiety in cancer patients.
- Reduce post-traumatic headaches better than cold pack treatments.
- Lessen pain and muscle spasms in patients who have undergone heart bypass surgery when part of hospital-based surgery treatment.
- Stimulate the brain to produce endorphins.
Improve confidence by encouraging patients to effectively cope with their pain.
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