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PHYSICAL BENEFITS:

• relieves muscle spasms, tension and stiffness
• provides greater joint flexibility and range of motion
• promotes deeper and easier breathing
• improves circulation of blood and movement of lymph fluids
• reduces blood pressure
• strengthens the immune system
• helps relieve tension-related headaches and effects of eye strain
• enhances the health and nourishment of skin
• alleviates discomfort during pregnancy
• enhances athletic performance; treats injuries caused during sport or work

MENTAL BENEFITS:

• reduces anxiety and promotes a relaxed state of mental alertness
• creates body awareness
• helps to relieve mental stress
• enhances capacity for calm thinking and creativity
• increases awareness of mind-body connection
• fosters a feeling of well-being
• improves ability to monitor stress signals and respond appropiately
• satisfies needs for caring nurturing touch

Although a single massage will be enjoyable, the effects of massage are cumulative and a course of massage treatments will bring the most benefit. 

Massage is not a luxury anymore, it's now a part of a healthy lifestyle.

Regular massage can have the effect of strengthening and toning the entire body mechanism, and can help to prevent unnecessary strains and injuries that might otherwise occur due to excess tension and any resulting structural weaknesses.

An increasing number of research studies show massage reduces heart rate, lowers blood pressure, increases blood circulation and lymph flow, relaxes muscles, improves range of motion and increases endorphins (enhancing medical treatment).

Although therapeutic massage does not increase muscle strength, it can stimulate weak, inactive muscles and, thus, partially compensate for the lack of exercise and inactivity resulting from illness or injury.It also can hasten and lead to a more complete recovery from exercise or injury.

Research has verified that office workers massaged regularly were more alert, performed better and were less stressed than those who weren't massaged.

source: american massage therapy association