Jedidiah Spa

12/08/2014

Golf Ball Massage
The size and shape of a golf ball makes it the perfect tool to achieve an effective massage for you. It's an incredible feeling because the ball by its lightness, combined with the skill of the therapist, the muscles reach different than usual. It's amazing what you can achieve with a golf ball massage. There is a symbiosis between the ball and the masseur that allows you this extraordinary feeling.

10/08/2014

Research Supporting The Benefits of Massage Therapy
Blood Pressure & Heart Rate
"A Louisiana State University study on the
effect of deep tissue massage therapy on blood pressure and heart rate found that 45- and 60-minute deep tissue massages led to an average systolic pressure reduction of 10.4 mm - a diastolic pressure reduction of 5.3 mm – a mean arterial pressure reduction of 7.0 mm - and an average heart rate reduction of 10.8 beats per minute."

Source: SPAevidence.com

Anxiety and Depression
"A review of more than a dozen studies concluded that massage therapy helps relieve depression and anxiety by affecting the body’s biochemistry. Researchers at the University of Miami School of Medicine reviewed studies that measured the stress hormone cortisol in participants before and immediately after massage and found that the therapy lowered levels by up to 53 percent. Massage also increased serotonin and dopamine, which are both neurotransmitters that help reduce depression."

Source: American Massage Therapy Association

Immune System
"Research indicates that massage can help boost immune system strength by increasing the activity level of the body’s natural 'killer T cells,' which fight off tumors and viruses."

Source: American Massage Therapy Association

Migraines
"In a 2006 study published in the Annals of Behavioral Medicine, massage therapy recipients exhibited fewer migraines and better sleep quality than the control group. A 1998 study published in the International Journal of Neuroscience found that massage therapy decreased the occurrence of headaches, sleep disturbances and distress symptoms in adults with migraines."

Source: American Massage Therapy Association

10/08/2014