Older people need special attention to keep in mind when getting a massage. As a therapist, I will consider all the factors of aging along with a person’s specific health conditions when tailoring the massage.
Benefits
• It helps relieve joint pain and muscle pain, and can even reduce the increase in stress levels that tend to come with aging.
• improved mental outlook
• Agitation in cases of Alzheimer’s disease
• Soothes pain due to osteoarthritis
• Alleviates depression
• Faster healing of injuries or illnesses
• increased blood circulation
• Better sleep
• Improves balance and gait
• Produces feelings of warmth and comfort
• Many seniors are deprived of touch due to the loss of a spouse or partner. The touch of the massage helps them relax more easily.
• Stimulates the nervous system
• Relieves arthritic pain
• relieves anxiety and improves sensorimotor functions after a stroke.
• In addition, it can also help reduce the physical signs of agitation in people suffering from Alzheimer’s and improves lymphatic flow, which increases the excretion of toxic substances from the body.