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Massage for the Skeletal System:
Maintains posture and balance.
Reduces muscular tension preventing structural problems.
Increases the flow of nutrients to the bones.
Promotes elimination of waste matter through filtration, and elimination of biochemical by-products transported in the blood.
Massage for the Digestive System:
Improves liver function, through filtration and release of bio-chemical by-products.
Acts as a mechanical cleanser, pushing out waste products, particularly in those who suffer from constipation.
Relieves spastic colon.
Massage for the Urinary System:
Massaging the kidneys can cleanse the blood and tonify the entire system.
Relieves swelling problems in the body through the elimation of metabolites and biochemical by-products transported in body
fluids.
Massage for the Respiratory System:
Improves breathing patterns, with guidance from the therapist.
Aids in relieving many long term respiratory difficulties such as asthma and bronchitis, through improved filtration and elimination
of carbon dioxide, metabolites and biochemical by-products transported in the blood.
Massage for the Muscular System:
Relieves muscle tension and relaxes spasm.
Increases the supply of blood and nutrients to muscles.
Helps eliminate waste matter from muscles, especially lactic acid.
Helps restore tone to flaccid muscles and partially compensates for lack of exercise and inactivity due to illenss or injury.
Eliminates or prevents muscle adhesions resulting from injury.
Increases flexibility and strength in joints.
Massage for the Circulatory System:
Improves blood and lymphatic circulation and relieves congestion.
Increases the supply of oxygen and nutrients to the cells thoughout the body.
Eases the strain on the heart by helping return clood to this vital organ. This is especially important in cases of forced
inactivity due to illness or injury.
Pushes the movement of lymph through the body, thereby strengthening the immune system and eliminating toxic wastes.
Massage for the Nervous System:
Sedation or stimulation of the nervous system, depending on the technique utilized.
Stimulates and releases endorphins - the body's natural painkillers - into the brain and nervous system.
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