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Effects and Benefits of Massage

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effects of massage   show
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tissue repair   show
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effects of massage on tissue   show
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show stimulate sensory receptors in skin, increase superficial circulation, remove dead skin, add moisture with oil or lotion, increase sevaceous gland secretions, facilitate healthy scar formations  
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effects of massage on skeletal system   show
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show "milk" metabolic wastes into venous and lymph flow, promote specific and general muscle relaxation, promote optimal body flexibility, relieve myofascial trigger points, release myofascial adhesions  
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effects of massage on nervous system   show
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show release endorphins  
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show increase general and local circulation  
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lymphatic system and immunity   show
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effects of massage on respiratory system   show
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show digestion improved with relaxation, facilitate bowel movement  
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effects of massage on urinary system   show
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show reproductive function is improved with relaxation, promote general breast health  
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effects of massage on growth and development   show
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show relieve muscle pain from muscle tention and poor circulation, deactivate myofascial trigger points, activate meural-gating mechanism, induce release of endorphins and enkephalins  
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effects of massage on stress reduction   show
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show increase mental clarity, reduce anxiety, facilitate emotional release, promote feelings of general well being  
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thixotrophy   show
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show formed when fascial tissue stick to each other imporperly causing impaired range of motion and inhibit cellular exchanges of nutrients and wastes  
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show skin and its accessory structures such as hair, nails, and sebaceous and sweat glands  
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show enhanses a person's sense on integrity and wholeness and is important for good mental and emotioal health  
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show includes bones of the skeleton, associated cartilage, ligaments, and other stabilizing connective tissure structures  
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show skeletal muscles, associated connective tissure (fascia and tendons), motor and sensory neurons related to movement  
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proprioceptors   show
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show disturbs balance by not providing enough pressure on veings and lymphatic vessels resulting in poor circulation  
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over activity   show
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hypertonic muscles   show
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sensory input   show
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show due to stimulatin of parasympathetic nervous system  
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show technique to reduce muscle tone where the therapist slowly and foricby draws the attachments of the muscle closer together, that decreases the stretch of the muscle spindles, useful in treating muscle spasms  
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origin and insertion technique   show
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show degree of range of motion in a joint  
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posture   show
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nervous system   show
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endocrine system   show
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show heart, blood vessels, and blood  
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show increased local circulation in the skin and underlying connective tissue  
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show chemica that causes dilation of capillaries in areas of increased circulation  
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venous flow   show
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show condition in which the normal blood flow is slowed or halted can by caused my underactivity  
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show temporarily decreased for about 40 minuites after massage  
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effects of massage on red blood cells   show
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lymph   show
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immunity   show
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show includes lungs and passegways leading to the lungs  
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show consists of muscular tube call the digestive tract and accessory organds such as salivary glands, gall baldder, liver and pancreas  
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show includes kidneys, ureters, urinary bladder, and urethra  
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reproductive system   show
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