Stress Management Therapy in Harford County, MD

Let’s face it, we all have stress in our daily lives whether it’s related to work, family, relationships, or environmental factors.  Understanding the relationship of stress and illness is important to anyone interested in maintaining their health.  Studies of the relationship between body and mind show how stress factors can cause headaches, migraines, hypertension, depression, ulcers, and host of other problems.  Stress can also intensify the pain caused by spinal misalignment. 

A regular massage regime might be able to help prevent some discomfort.  Researchers have estimated that 80% of disease is stress related. Massage therapy can help by counteracting the harmful effects of stress.

Massage can trigger the relaxation response, relieving the negative effects of stress and restoring balance in the body. Some positive effects of the relaxation response include slower heart rate, deeper breathing more relaxed muscles, and better internal circulation and digestion.