Benefits
- Dilates blood vessels to improve circulation
- Increases number of red blood cells to increased blood's oxygen-carrying capacity, improve recovery, improve endurance and more
- Helps return venous blood to the heart to ease the strain on this vital organ
- Helps eliminate edema (swelling) of the extremities caused by medical conditions (including diabetes) or injury to ligaments and tendons, to lessen pain and facilitate movement
- Stretches connective tissue to help avoid injury
- Breaks down or prevents the formation of adhesions
- Acts as a mechanical cleanser - pushing along lymph and hastening waste elimination
- Relaxes muscle spasms
- Improves muscle tone and helps prevent/delay muscular atrophy resulting from forced inactivity
- Improves nutrition to bones and joints and muscles - without adding to their load of toxic lactic acid produced through voluntary muscle contraction
- Sedative or stimulating effect on the nervous system, depending on type and length of massage treatment
- Aids in weight control ? use of the Jeanie Rub may burst fat capsules in subcutaneous tissue to exude fat and facilitate absorption
- Reduces danger of fibrosis ( development of excess fibrous connective tissue)
- Encourages tissue repair in persons convalescing from bone fractures or surgery
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