Interesting Facts

Touch

- touch is the first sense to develop in humans, and maybe the last to fade

- there are approximately 5 million touch receptors in our skin- 3,000 in a fingertip.

- a touch of any kind can reduce the heart rate and lower the blood pressure.

- touch stimulates the release of endorphins (the body’s natural pain killers), which is why the mother’s hug for a child’s skinned knee can literally make it better.

- people with eating disorders who receive massage 3 times a day for 10 days, gain weight faster and got out of hospitals six days sooner than those who don’t.

- massage before an athletic event makes athlete more flexible, enhances his speed and power, and makes him less prone to injury.

Benefits of regular massage

Physical benefits:

- Relaxes the body - Reduces tension headaches

- calms the nervous system - increases tissue metabolism

- lowers blood pressure - Decreases muscle deterioration

- Reduces heart rate - Speeds recovery from illness or - Slows respiration injury

- Loosens tight muscles - Increases range of motion

- Stretches connective tissue - Speeds elimination of metabolic - Increases blood and lymph waste

circulation - Strengthens the immune system

- improves muscle and skin tone - stimulates release of endorphins

- Reduces chronic pain - Reduces swelling

- Relieves cramped muscle - Improves posture

Mental Benefits: Emotional Benefits:

- Reduces mental stress. - Reduces anxiety

- Promotes quality sleep. - Enhances self-image

- Improves productivity. - Provides a feeling of well being - Induces mental relaxation - Nurtures and stimulates

- Improves concentration emotional growth