Title: Importance of Massage Therapy and Increasing Demand for Massage Therapists
1Massage
Therapy Benefits
D E M A N D F O R M A S S A G E T H E R A P I S T
S
2About Massage
Therapy
Once just thought of as a spa indulgence, the
benefit from massage therapy is now known to be
so much more. It runs the gamut from being a
stress buster to a way to relieve cancer-related
pain. According to the American Massage Therapy
Association (AMTA), massage is good medicine.
3Demand for Massage Therapist
- We know that medicines goal is to relieve
symptoms and improve health. Massage therapy
does both naturally. As more people choose to
live a healthier lifestyle and prefer a more
holistic approach to health care and pain
management, the demand for licensed massage
therapists grows. According to O NET OnLine, the
career outlook for massage therapists is
expected to grow at a much faster rate than
average.
4How Massage
Works
By triggering an involuntary but expected
relaxation response from the nervous system,
massage can produce physical and emotional
benefits. This causes your heart and breathing
rates to slow down and your blood pressure and
stress hormones to decrease.
5Minimizes low back pain
When inflammation causes the muscles in the back
to spasm and impede mobility, massage can help
reduce the pain by improving circulation,
relaxing muscles, increasing endorphins (the
feel-good chemicals) and improving sleep.
Massage can reduce physical symptoms associated
with Postoperative pain Joint replacement pain
Fibromyalgia Osteoarthritis Rheumatoid
arthritis Carpal tunnel syndrome
6Massage is good for physical fitness and can
enhance exercise performance, improve balance
in older adults and increase a range of motion
and flexibility.
7THANK
YOU!
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