Massages are, typically, used for two things: health or relaxation. Both of these are great reasons to get regular massages, as they are interconnected. There are, however, several specific areas of health that massages improve. The main intentions of a massage are to stimulate organs, increase flow, improve health, develop strength, regeneration, and relaxation.
Let’s talk about some of these bodily areas, and how massages improve their function.
Muscles
The common knowledge area that massages are used to treat is the muscular system. With stress, work, age, and fatigue, the body's muscles become constricted and tense.
Massages treat this by freeing up the circulatory system moving to the muscles and relieving tension. When a muscle is flexed, it creates tension on everything that the muscle is connected to; thereby wearing down everything it is connected to. Also, soothing the nerves that interact with any given muscle can greatly reduce the amount of stress felt by the body.
Circulatory
The next area the massages treat is one I have already mentioned: the circulatory system. Your health depends on the correct functioning of your circulatory system. Your blood is the transporter of oxygen, nutrients, and minerals to the rest of your body.
The friction that massages produce loosens up the veins and arteries in the body in order to increase blood flow. This means that your entire body will begin getting more oxygen; therefore it will feel better, after a single massage.
Skeletal
The skeletal system is the next area you will notice being positively affected after a massage. Because your bones depend on your muscular and circulatory systems, treating these two things will, in fact, treat the skeletal system. Massage will improve your posture, decrease inflammation in your joints, and give you back your full range of motion.
Additional Benefits of Massage
Better blood circulation and improved muscle function will also help treat your respiratory system. This is the system that supplies the body with oxygen. The healthier it is, the healthier you will be.
Since the body is relaxed after a massage, the lack of stress allows the respiratory system to breathe deeper and easier. This means less work for this vital bodily system. Massages will improve these muscles in the same way they improve the rest of the body’s muscles.
The benefits your body experiences from a massage are numerous making an investment in a massage chair well worth it.