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Massage provides many benefits to animals. It can help calm nervous or stressed animals by helping the body to rest and relax which promotes healing.
Benefits of Massage (physiological effects) include:
Cardiovascular/Circulatory System:
- Encourages development of stronger cardiac muscle
- Improves oxygen supply to the cells
- Decreases blood pressure by stimulating the parasympathetic nervous system
- Removes metabolic wastes-increases circulation through relaxation
Digestive System
- Relaxes the intestinal muscles
- Stimulates other accessory digestive organs to function better
- Stimulates peristalsis (the muscle contractions of digestion)
- Relaxes the smooth muscle of the digestive tract and improves blood flow
Muscular System
- Relieves muscle soreness, tension, stiffness and weakness
- Mobilizes soft tissue
- Improves joint flexibility
- Removes muscle waste products
Nervous System
- Relieves pain and stimulates motor nerves
- Relieves restlessness and sleep disturbances
- Improves body awareness (proprioception)
Respiratory System
- Improves respiration (decreases shallow breathing)
Lymphatic System
- Drains stagnant lymph nodes and stimulates movement of lymphatic fluid
- Cleanses the body of metabolic wastes
Integumentary system (skin)
- Improves tone and elasticity of skin by improving blood flow
- Assists normal glandular function
- Improves quality of coat/fur (moves oils through coat)
- Helps alleve skin allergies
Skeletal System
- Improves bone alignment of skeletal structures by keeping supporting muscles healthy
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