Massage is a high benefit - low risk health service.
The benefits of massage are on structural, functional, and chemical level. Massage directly effects the underlying tissue and moves fluids through the body that create a reflexive indirect response on the endocrine chemical level. By effecting changes in the body both directly and indirectly, the health benefits of massage can be lasting.
The reduction of stress and increased relaxation brought on by massage can influence healthier psychological and emotional states of being.
* Information was taken in part from Mosby's Fundamentals of Therapeutic Massage.