Benefits of massage on the Respiratory System - Thomas Goodrich Therapeutic Massage

Benefits of masasge on the Respiratory System

detail of The Respiratory System Physiological benefits of therapeutic massage on the respiratory system:

Normalizes breathing through a balancing effect on the Autonomic Nervous System;

Encourages deeper breathing and a more complete breath through the relaxing effect of massage;

Can loosen the intercostal muscles (the muscles between the ribs) and free the rib cage to allow greater chest expansion, thereby deeper breathing and therby more oxygen to all cells;

Can release congestion and aid in lowering blood pressure;

Generates heat to raise body temperature and respiratory rate;

Stimulates proprioceptors in the joints and increases respiration through range of motion in an inactive person.

Benefits of therapeutic massage on other systems of the body:

Circulatory
Digestive
Endocrine
Integumentary
Lymphatic
Muscular
Nervous
Respiratory
Skeletal
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