The massage has been practiced from remote times. In the old civilizations that bordered the Mediterranean Sea got used to being put under a massage of all the body after to exercise themselves and to bathe. Today we know that with this they obtained that the exercise not only outside more cash but the taken time to recover of the fatigue produced by the exercise was smaller and than the injuries fell.
Why the massage has these effects? When our muscles are tense or have been put under too much effort they accumulate remainder substances that cause pain, rigidity, and even, muscular spasms. When increasing the circulation towards and from muscles, the massage accelerates the elimination of these toxic and harmful substances. Simultaneously, the massage causes that it arrives blood and fresh oxygen at weaves and so the process of recovery of injuries and numerous diseases is lightened.
But this is only the beginning. As of last the fifteen years a great amount of evidence is had accumulated that demonstrates that the massage as much owns an impressive list of benefits for the health of our body like of our mind. This even in areas that many not even suspected. We see:

• The health of our organism depends on the health of our cells. The cells as well depend on an abundant flow of blood and lymph. The massage improves the circulation of the blood and the flow of the lymph. This aid to take nutrients to the cells and to eliminate toxic impurities and substances.
• The massage also increases the capacity of the blood to transport oxygen. In fact one knows that the massage helps to increase red blood cells and white of the blood.
• Aid to release to called substances endorphins that give a well-being sensation us and help to fight the pain.
• When it is combined with a suitable diet and exercise the massage helps to recover the contour of the body and to diminish the fat deposits.
• Aid to that the muscles maintain their flexibility.
• Aid to reduce stress. If we remembered that more than two third parts of the diseases they are related to stress we will give account of one of the reasons for which the massage is so beneficial for the health.
• Aid to fight the depression and the negative moods.
• The therapeutic massage has tried to be effective like means to alleviate to conditions such as headaches caused by nervous tension and muscular pains back, as well as to improve the condition of the skin.
• An increasing number of doctors and other professionals of the health recommend the massage to alleviate to problems such as sinusitis, arthritis, allergies, headaches and sport injuries.