The University of Miami School of Medicine Touch Research Institute, devoted solely to the scientific study of touch and its application in the fields of science and medicine, has published over eighty-three research studies regarding the benefits of massage therapy.
Briefly, the conclusions are that massage relaxes tight muscles, fascia, and adhesions, normalizing dysfunctional connective tissues, relieving spasms, improving mobility and circulation, facilitation the flow of interstitial fluid, helping to eliminate toxins, and is a major contributor to healthy homeostasis.
It also improves mood, decreases depression and anxiety, improves sleep patterns, increases natural painkillers, enhances alertness, and strengthens the immune systems
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An acupressurist works with the same points used in acupuncture, stimulating these points with finger pressure, rather than inserting acupuncture needles. The World Health Organization of the United Nations recommends acupuncture for the treatment of the following illnesses:
+ Acute sinusitis, the common cold, runny nose, acute tonsillitis, acute conjunctivitis, central retinitis, cataracts (if there are no complications).
+ Toothache, post-extraction pain, gingivitis, acute and chronic pharyngitis, hiccups, spasms of the esophagus and cardia, gastroptosis (abnormal lowering of the stomach), acute and chronic gastritis, gastric hyperacidity, pain relief for chronic duodenal ulcers (if there are no complications).
+ Acute and chronic colitis, acute bacillary dysentery, constipation, diarrhea, paralytic ileus, headache, migraine, trigeminal neuralgia, facial palsy in its early stages, paresis following a stroke, loss of feeling in the outer nerves.
+ Weakness in the leg, ear problems, neurogenic bladder dysfunction, pain in the neck, and other problems. |
