New research from Cedars-Sinai’sDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences proves that massage has measurable health benefits. The study results were even featured in O Magazine and mentioned inRedbook.

Among the study’s findings:

• People who received Swedish massage experienced significant changes in lymphocytes (lymphocyte numbers play a large role in defending the body from disease).
• Swedish massage caused a large decrease in a hormone believed to play a role in aggressive behavior.
• Swedish massage caused a decrease in levels of the stress hormone cortisol.

Of course, the study’s findings are not a surprise to the massage therapists at TouchPointe Centre. Many clients seek touch therapy to help address health issues; while still others seek it to improve their overall wellness. 

The concept that massage therapy provides health benefits drives everything TouchPointe does. We believe that massage isn’t an escape from life but that it’s essential to life.