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• Therapeutic massage facilitates psychosocial relaxation and reduces stress levels, which are the main factors paving the way for mental health issues. There have been many studies and cases brought to the public’ s attention throughout time. In a study researching the benefits of massage therapy in adults with chronic fatigue, the results were visible almost straightaway. The participants were surveyed right after their first massage session, and they reported lower scores for depression, stress and anxiety than their counterparts. Another study showed that a massage for as little as 15 minutes significantly decreased blood pressure in 52 participants( monitored both prior to the treatment and afterwards).
• Interestingly enough, a research from 2015 examined the effects of therapeutic massage in amateur adolescent wrestlers. The 50 pre-selected boys underwent a DASS( Depression, Anxiety and Stress scale) test to evaluate their general mental health level, before undergoing the 10 massage sessions that were the study’ s essence. The results were incredibly positive, reinforcing the benefits of therapeutic massage: it not only significantly reduced levels of depression, anxiety and stress, but it promoted overall health.
Can therapeutic massage help mental well-being?
• Therapeutic massage facilitates psychosocial relaxation and reduces stress levels, which are the main factors paving the way for mental health issues. There have been many studies and cases brought to the public’ s attention throughout time. In a study researching the benefits of massage therapy in adults with chronic fatigue, the results were visible almost straightaway. The participants were surveyed right after their first massage session, and they reported lower scores for depression, stress and anxiety than their counterparts. Another study showed that a massage for as little as 15 minutes significantly decreased blood pressure in 52 participants( monitored both prior to the treatment and afterwards).
• Interestingly enough, a research from 2015 examined the effects of therapeutic massage in amateur adolescent wrestlers. The 50 pre-selected boys underwent a DASS( Depression, Anxiety and Stress scale) test to evaluate their general mental health level, before undergoing the 10 massage sessions that were the study’ s essence. The results were incredibly positive, reinforcing the benefits of therapeutic massage: it not only significantly reduced levels of depression, anxiety and stress, but it promoted overall health.