Reduce anxiety, stress and depression- Trained Toronto’s Massage Therapy

Therapeutic massage therapy helps people for anxiety, stress and depression and helps in improving mental health. A massage therapy is often a luxury but new research into its health benefits suggests it’s a luxury that is certainly worth the cost and time. A new study and research finds that massages may actually help in treating anxiety and other mental health disorders, like depression, due to their ability to reduce anxiety disorders.

There are many complementary health approaches that can have a positive effect on anxiety and depression and massage therapy is one of them. Majority of people in Toronto that suffered from a diagnosed anxiety and depressive disorder, have reported their level of anxiety and depression is significantly decreased after a treatment and this effect can last for days after the massage.

Massage therapy can assist in reducing the symptoms of anxiety. Research indicates massage therapy can reduce anxiety in-

· associated with lower back pain

· in those with headaches

· in patients awaiting invasive cardiovascular procedures

· in healthy adults

· in patients with generalized anxiety disorder

· in patients under local anesthesia

· in stroke patients

· in the elderly

· in psychiatric patients

· in those with chronic pain

· for cancer patients

· for patients undergoing bone marrow transplants

· in children with illnesses

· in nurses

· in children and adolescent psychiatric patients

· in those at the end of life

· in adults with hand pain

· in patients with fibromyalgia

· in patients withdrawing from psychoactive drugs

· in burned adolescents

· in patients with congestive heart failure

· in women in labor

In a series of studies including about 500 men, women, and children with depression or stress problems, researchers measured the stress hormone cortisol in participants before and immediately after massage and found that the therapy lowered levels by up to 53%.  Massage therapists use arm, hand, fingertip, and elbow pressure to treat physical and emotional problems. According to research, massage therapy relieves depression and anxiety by affecting the body's biochemistry. Massage therapy also increase serotonin and dopamine, neurotransmitters that help in reducing depression. If you carry anxiety symptoms in your shoulders, back and neck, a professionally trained and effective massage therapy can specially target those areas. Studies have shown that massage increases your body's levels of oxytocin and serotonin, which results in lowered stress. The feeling of relaxation created by regular massage therapy also lowers your blood pressure and elevates your mood.

Massage therapists can be confident that massage therapy has been scientifically demonstrated to reduce anxiety and depression and that the benefits are substantial. If you are looking for the most effective and valuable massage therapy services by trained experts, then Athlete’s Care Sports Medicine Centre in Toronto is the most proficient place to seek services from. Our team of massage therapists familiarise themselves with common mental health problems; assess anxiety and depression during intake. Visit our website and know how massage therapy can be helpful in relieving stress and anxiety.