In this fast-paced world it negatively impacts an individual's health and well-being. Massage therapy has shown that it reduces stress significantly. Massage therapists know from experience that massage reduces stress, considerable research validates it.

There is a significant body of clinical evidence indicating that massage therapy is effective for relieving acute and chronic tension headaches, muscle pain, joint pain, back pain, neck pain, as well as psychological and emotional problems such as anxiety and depression. More recent research has focused on the endocrine (hormonal) system and discovered that prolonged stress causes a chronic elevation in cortisol levels which can lead to a host of physical problems and eventually, to premature aging. Cortisol is a hormone produced by the adrenal glands. When you are stressed, your adrenals produce more cortisol than normal to help you deal with the stress.