{"id":7,"date":"2017-01-26T19:11:18","date_gmt":"2017-01-26T19:11:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/handtayloredmassage.com\/?page_id=7"},"modified":"2017-01-26T20:11:27","modified_gmt":"2017-01-26T20:11:27","slug":"benefits-of-massage","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/handtayloredmassage.com\/index.php\/benefits-of-massage\/","title":{"rendered":"Benefits of Massage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Experts estimate that upwards of ninety percent of disease is stress-related. And perhaps nothing ages us faster, internally and externally, than high stress. Massage is an effective tool for managing this stress, which translates into:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Decreased anxiety.<\/li>\n<li>Enhanced sleep quality.<\/li>\n<li>Greater energy.<\/li>\n<li>Improved concentration.<\/li>\n<li>Increased circulation.<\/li>\n<li>Reduced fatigue.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Massage can also help specifically address a number of health issues. Bodywork can:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Alleviate\u00a0<strong>low-back pain<\/strong>\u00a0and improve range of motion.<\/li>\n<li>Assist with shorter, easier labor for\u00a0<strong>expectant mothers<\/strong>\u00a0and shorten maternity hospital stays.<\/li>\n<li>Ease\u00a0<strong>medication dependence<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Enhance\u00a0<strong>immunity\u00a0<\/strong>by stimulating lymph flow\u2014the body\u2019s natural defense system.<\/li>\n<li>Exercise and stretch\u00a0<strong>weak, tight, or atrophied muscles<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Help\u00a0<strong>athletes<\/strong>\u00a0of any level prepare for, and recover from, strenuous workouts.<\/li>\n<li>Improve the condition of the body\u2019s largest organ\u2014the skin.<\/li>\n<li>Increase\u00a0<strong>joint flexibility<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Lessen\u00a0<strong>depression and anxiety<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Promote tissue regeneration, reducing\u00a0<strong>scar tissue and stretch marks<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Pump oxygen and nutrients into tissues and vital organs, improving\u00a0<strong>circulation<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Reduce\u00a0<strong>postsurgery adhesions and swelling<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Reduce\u00a0<strong>spasms and cramping<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Relax and soften injured, tired, and\u00a0<strong>overused muscles<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Release endorphins\u2014amino acids that work as the body\u2019s natural\u00a0<strong>painkiller<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Relieve\u00a0<strong>migraine<\/strong>\u00a0pain.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Russian Medical Massage can provide relief from:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fibromyalgia<\/li>\n<li>Migraines<\/li>\n<li>Carpal Tunnel Syndrome<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Experts estimate that upwards of ninety percent of disease is stress-related. And perhaps nothing ages us faster, internally and externally, than high stress. Massage is an effective tool for managing this stress, which translates into: Decreased anxiety. Enhanced sleep quality. Greater energy. Improved concentration. Increased circulation. Reduced fatigue. Massage can also help specifically address a number of health issues. Bodywork can: Alleviate\u00a0low-back pain\u00a0and improve range of motion. Assist with shorter, easier labor for\u00a0expectant mothers\u00a0and shorten maternity hospital stays. Ease\u00a0medication dependence. Enhance\u00a0immunity\u00a0by stimulating lymph flow\u2014the body\u2019s natural defense system. Exercise and stretch\u00a0weak, tight, or atrophied muscles. Help\u00a0athletes\u00a0of any level prepare for, and recover from, strenuous workouts. Improve the condition of the body\u2019s largest organ\u2014the skin. Increase\u00a0joint flexibility. Lessen\u00a0depression and anxiety. Promote tissue regeneration, reducing\u00a0scar tissue and stretch marks. Pump oxygen and nutrients into tissues and vital organs, improving\u00a0circulation. Reduce\u00a0postsurgery adhesions and swelling. Reduce\u00a0spasms and cramping. Relax and soften injured, tired, and\u00a0overused muscles. Release endorphins\u2014amino acids that work as the body\u2019s natural\u00a0painkiller. Relieve\u00a0migraine\u00a0pain. Russian Medical Massage can provide relief from: Fibromyalgia Migraines Carpal Tunnel Syndrome<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"no-sidebar.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-7","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/handtayloredmassage.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/handtayloredmassage.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/handtayloredmassage.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/handtayloredmassage.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/handtayloredmassage.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/handtayloredmassage.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8,"href":"https:\/\/handtayloredmassage.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7\/revisions\/8"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/handtayloredmassage.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}