Massage Therapy Today

Asgardian Massage and Fitness: Massage Therapy Today

Massage has for the most part lost the ancient stigma associated with blue light districts and outright prostitution. It has instead taken its rightful place as a holistic therapy that reduces the heart rate, lowers blood pressure, increases blood circulation and lymph flow, relaxes muscles, improves range of motion, and increases endorphins.

Massage enhances medical treatment and helps people feel less anxious and stressed, relaxed yet more alert. It had been said that, "Massage is to the human body what a tune-up is for a car."

Fueled by the popularity of the alternative therapies, consumers are using more and more services of licensed massage therapists:

People are getting more massages, and that therapeutic massage is becoming more mainstream, appealing to everyone from young adults to seniors.
People are experiencing the therapeutic benefits of massage. They are getting massages mostly to relax, to relieve aches and pains, and to help reduce stress.
Over half of primary care physicians and family practitioners said they would encourage their patients to pursue massage therapy as a treatment, and a third of those said they are willing to refer patients to a massage therapist.
American Massage Therapy Association (AMTA) and American Bodywork and Massage Therapist (ABMP) membership has increased greatly in the the last 10 years.

More employers are offering massage therapy to their employees, because they have found that massage actually increases employee productivity and morale.

According to a 1996 survey of employees who regularly received on-site therapeutic massage at Reebok International Ltd., 98 percent said it helped them reduce work-related stress; 92 percent said it increased alertness, motivation and productivity; 83 percent said it had addressed a problem so medical attention was not necessary; and 66 percent said it had enabled them to remain at work when they would otherwise have gone home sick.