Massage Facts

Massage therapy benefits are numerous:

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• Massage therapy increases blood circulation and lymph flow.
• Increases joint mobility.
• Helps to lower blood pressure.
• Helps to relax the muscles.
• Helps to relieve mental stress.
• Helps to remove harmful toxins from the body & much more...

Massage Therapy is a dynamic and rapidly growing profession. Did you know…?

Consumers visit massage therapists 230 million times each year.

A total of 30% of adults say they had a massage in the past five years, compared with 17% in 1997.

The percentage of American adults receiving one or more massages from a massage therapist in 2006 (18%) more than doubled since 1997 (8%).

Among people who had experienced severe back, neck or shoulder pain, the rate of use of massage therapy increased from 14.6% in 1996 to 19.4% in 1999.

Doctors and consumers are turning more and more to massage as an adjunct to regular health practices. 59% of physicians recommend massage therapy to inquiring patients.

Employment for Massage Therapists is expected to increase more than 20% from 2004 to 2014.

Annually, Massage Therapy is an $11 billion to $15 billion industry.

Our massage school in San Francisco , Los Angeles, and other California locations not only gives you theoretical training but also lends you practical hands on massage. Be a part of this rapidly growing profession. Feel free to join our accredited massage school in California.

For any massage therapy questions, please write to us at nhi@nhi.edu