Improves Circulation
A person with poor circulation can suffer from a variety of discomforts including pooling of the fluid in the extremities (like the toes), cold hands and feet, fatigue, and achiness created by an accumulation of lactic acid in the muscles. Good circulation brings damaged, tense muscles the oxygen rich blood they need to heal.
Massage facilitates circulation because the pressure created by the massage technique actually moves blood through the congested areas. The release of this same pressure causes new blood to flow in. The squeezing and pulling also flushes lactic acid from the muscles and improves the circulation of the lymph fluid which carries metabolic waste away from muscles and internal organs, resulting in lower blood pressure and improved body function.

Relieves Stress
Stress management is a key component for anyone striving to achieve a healthy lifestyle. Massage therapy has been proven to be one of the most effective methods for achieving stress relief. Research studies show massage therapy actually boosts the body's immune system, which can become compromised from extended periods of stress.

Improves Flexibility
As we age, our joints tighten and we lose the range of motion we once enjoyed in our youth. One of the main reasons we become less flexible as we get older has to do with certain changes that take place in our connective tissues. As we age, our bodies gradually loose fluid and dehydrate.
Massage therapy is an effective treatment for increasing and maintaining flexibility and motion. By working on muscles, connective tissue, tendons, ligaments, and joints, massage can stimulate the production and retention of our bodies' natural lubricants between the connective tissue fibers, making stretching and movement easier, and keeping the body flexible.  

Weight Loss
New studies show that massage is good for weight loss and promoting a health body. While traditional massage has been used primarily for the “feel good” benefits, recent studies show that the circulatory and waste elimination benefits of massage therapy are great at helping the body to lose weight and trim itself into shape.

Massage therapy works to help you burn those calories and lose weight quickly in many ways. First, it increases blood flow and circulation throughout your body. This supercharges your metabolism and increases the rate at which you burn calories. Next, touch therapy promotes the release of endorphins into the blood stream which help to elevate your mood (low stress means low weight) as well as keep you happy and motivated as you pursue your weight loss goals.

Self-esteem
Because massage involves direct contact with another person through touch, it can make you feel cared for. That special attention can improve self-image in people with physical disabilities and terminal illnesses. And using touch to convey caring can help children with severe physical disabilities.

Infant growth
Massage encourages weight gain in premature babies and reduced the number of days they stayed in the hospital.