Fundraiser for Catherine Klug

Feeling tense?  Need some relaxation time?  Thanks to our friend Rebecca Palmer at All Good Things Therapeutic Massage in Marion, we have just the thing for you.  Up for bid is a one hour massage at her studio on 7th Ave.  This massage is valued at $55.  Learn more about Rebecca's shop here.

Thank you again to All Good Things for the donation of this item!

Treatment Benefits

The Benefits of Frequent Massage and BodyworkWhat exactly are the benefits of receiving massage or bodywork treatments? Useful for all of the conditions listed below and more, massage can:

• Alleviate low-back pain and improve range of motion.

• Assist with shorter, easier labor for expectant mothers and shorten maternity hospital stays.

• Ease medication dependence.

• Enhance immunity by stimulating lymph flow—the body’s natural defense system.

• Exercise and stretch weak, tight, or atrophied muscles.

• Help athletes of any level prepare for, and recover from, strenuous workouts.

• Improve the condition of the body’s largest organ—the skin.

• Increase joint flexibility.

• Lessen depression and anxiety.

• Promote tissue regeneration, reducing scar tissue and stretch marks.

• Pump oxygen and nutrients into tissues and vital organs, improving circulation.

• Reduce postsurgery adhesions and swelling.

• Reduce spasms and cramping.

• Relax and soften injured, tired, and overused muscles.

• Release endorphins—amino acids that work as the body’s natural painkiller.

• Relieve migraine pain