BENEFITS OF CANINE MASSAGE THERAPY
- Increase and improvement in blood circulation
- Relaxation and stress reduction
- Increase flexibility of soft tissue
- Reduction of edema (swelling)
- Enhancement of waste and toxin elimination
- Maintenance of good posture and body balance
- Prevention of atrophy (wasting) in inactive muscles
- Improvement in athletic performance
- Loosening and softening of scar tissue
- Release of endorphins (naturally occurring steroids) in the body which act to assuage pain
- Enhancement of muscle tone and range of movement
- Advancement of healing through increase flow of nutrients to injured muscles and carrying away excessive fluids and nutrients
- Lengthening of connective tissue and resulting reduction in the formation of adhesions leading to fibrosis
- Assist in balancing the body as a whole, rather than each individual part
- Reduces inflammation and swelling in the joints, thereby alleviating pain
- Creates a positive effect on the contractual and release process of the muscles, when tension is released, muscles relax
- Stimulates circulation by “defrosting frozen muscles” thereby releasing Endorphins (natural pain killers). Improved circulation also increases the excretion of toxins through the skin
- Helps maintain the WHOLE body in better physical condition
