Massage is an important but often overlooked aspect of maintaining a sound body. Most people think of massage or body-work as a luxury that only rich people can afford; that no one except maybe athletes really need massage.

Who needs regular massage?

You do if:

• You have ever had a stiff back or a shoulder that is out of whack and never seems quite right.
• You sit at a computer all day and your neck is always tight, you have carpal tunnel or wrist issues from "mousing", or your shoulders are hunched over.
• You get frequent headaches.
• You do physical labor in your job.
• You lift weights or do other strenuous exercise such as martial arts.

• Massage helps flush the toxins out of muscles.
• Pumps  fresh blood and nutrients in.
• Speeds recovery from hard work, whether it is lifting weights or baling hay
• Stress relief
• Breaks up trigger points which cause referred pain
• decompresses the spine
• helps break up scar tissue
• reduces or eliminates "sticktion" where the muscle fiber tend to adhere to one another
• improves range of motion throughout the entire body
• improves circulation