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WHAT IS PET MASSAGE?
Pet massage is the hand manipulation of muscles and skin to increase circulation of revitalized blood to reach all systems, organs and tissues throughout your pet's body. For optimum health, pets depend on the movement of fluids, circulating throughout the body. Each cell requires fresh nutrients, water and oxygen to replace and expel toxic and stagnant wastes that build up in muscle and tissue. Some toxins are naturally occurring by-products within the body. And some bacterial toxins come from food, water and air. Massage is an effective way for flushing those toxins by keeping fluids on the move. A revitalizing massage also aids pets' immune systems in maintaining the necessary balance of good bacteria and bad bacteria to protect against infection and disease.
Massage applies deliberate hand strokes combined with slow speed and light pressure for an intentional and focused healing touch. It directly affects nerves and organs as well as the mind and body of pets to help cope with stress and pain. Major nerve pathways carry the message of relaxing touch to the brain. These pathways are thicker, faster and more numerous than pathways that carry pain messages, so they actually override the pain sensation and signal the pet's body into a more relaxed state. As the relaxation progresses, tight or sore muscles loosen, aches and pains ease, and stress reduces.
The cumulative effect from a series of massages yields the best results. And because animals live in the present, the effects of massage are immediate on your pet's health.
From, Massage isn't just for people anymore, Pets are appreciative recipients of massage, by Lynne Flanagan, By Lynne Flanagan. Lynne is a certified Pet Massage Instructor and own Paws That Matter. She writes a pet advice column for Furry Friend's Frolics magazine. She has made TV appearances on Fox 25, New England News and Tails of Boston, and has been featured in news publications of The Southborough Village, Ashland Tab, Holliston Tab, and Hopkinton Crier.
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