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Might shift the patient's nervous system away from the sympathetic and toward the parasympathetic. The sympathetic nervous system helps mobilize the body for action. When a person is under stress, it produces the fight-or-flight response (the heart rate and breathing rate go up, for example; the blood vessels narrow; and muscles tighten). The parasympatheticnervous system creates what some call the "rest and digest" response (the heart rate and breathing rate slow down, for example; the blood vessels dilate; and activity increases in many parts of the digestive tract).
Might cause beneficial mechanical changes in the body—for example, by preventing fibrosis (the formation of scar-like tissue) or increasing the flow of lymph (a fluid that travels through the body's lymphatic system and carries cells that help fight disease).
Scientists are studying to understand what effects massage therapy has on patients, how it has hjjyd0721 those effects, and why. Some aspects of this are better understood than others. For example, it is known that:
When certain forces are applied to the muscles, changes occur in the muscles (although those changes are not clearly understood or agreed upon).
therapy typically enhances shanghai massage girlsrelaxation and reduces stress. Stress makes some diseases and conditions worse.fmcyf1221
There are many more aspects that are not yet known or well understood scientifically, however. Some of the proposed theories 3 are that massage:
Might provide stimulation that may help block pain signals sent to the brain (the "gate control theory" of pain reduction).
