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Millbourne Massage and Wholistic Health
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
(780) 437-4850

Making the most of the golden years

Massage can help boost feelings of health and vitality as we age.

Massage:

• improves natural joint lubrication
• helps relieve tension in the muscles, reducing pain and allowing easier movement around the joints
• increases circulation, temporarily increasing physical energy and mental alertness
• promotes deep relaxation
• helps to decrease insomnia, high blood pressure and breathing problems aggravated by excess stress

Caring touch for the frail and ill

Massage therapists offer personal contact and a listening ear to those that are frail and ill, which can help replace feelings of loneliness with those of connection and caring. Practitioners use gentle and flexible techniques, designed to meet a person’s varying needs. Often massage for the frail and ill is not meant to specifically treat a person’s condition or disease, but rather to address the whole person with soothing, nurturing touch.

Gentle touch for the frail or ill enhances health by:

• helping to reduce swelling from fluid retention
• encouraging the healing of pressure sores
• promoting relaxation, which can help reduce the sensations of pain

If you are a caregiver, you may also enjoy a relaxing and renewing respite with massage.

Massage can:

• relieve tension and anxiety
• ease fatigue
• help restore physical and emotional resources