People find that massages can help with a broad variety of medical conditions:

• Allergies
  
• Anxiety
  
• Arthritis (both osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis)
  
• Asthma and bronchitis
  
• Carpal tunnel syndrome
  
• Chronic and acute pain
  
• Circulatory problems
  
• Depression
  
• Digestive disorders, including spastic colon, constipation and diarrhea
  
• Headache, especially when due to muscle tension
  
• Gastrointestinal disorders (including spastic colon, colic and constipation)
  
• Headache
  
• Immune function disorders
  
• Insomnia
  
• Myofascial pain (a condition of the tissue connecting the muscles)
  
• Premature infants
  
• Reduced range of motion
  
• Sinusitis
  
• Sports injuries (including pulled or strained muscles and sprained ligaments)
  
• Stress
  
• Temporomandibular joint (TMJ) dysfunction

Other helpful benefits of massages:

• 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 postsurgery adhesions 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.