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Massage can also help specifically address a number of health issues. Massage Therapy can:

• alleviate low-back pain and improve range of motion.

• assist with shorter, easier labor for expectant mothers and shorten maternity hospital stays.

• ease medication dependence.

• enhance immunity by stimulating lymph flow—the body's natural defense system.

• exercise and stretch weak, tight, or atrophied muscles.

• help athletes of any level prepare for, and recover from, strenuous workouts.

• improve the condition of the body's largest organ—the skin.

• increase joint flexibility.

• lessen depression and anxiety.

• promote tissue regeneration, reducing scar tissue and stretch marks.

• pump oxygen and nutrients into tissues and vital organs, improving circulation.

• reduce post-surgery adhesion and swelling.

• reduce spasms and cramping.

• relax and soften injured, tired, and overused muscles.

• release endorphins—amino acids that work as the body's natural painkiller.

• relieve migraine pain.