Massage Therapy

Massage therapy provides relief to individuals from all walks of life – the weekend or competitive athlete, the home gardener, the overstressed worker – anyone can feel the need for massage at some point in time. Today, the healing touch of massage in all its forms is at the forefront of alternative and complementary therapies providing relief to many individuals.

Women especially can benefit from massage as it enhances flexibility and circulation, helps in relieving stress and physical fatigue, improves posture and muscular tone.

Prenatal massage can relieve fatigue, headaches, backaches and morning sickness. Pregnant women also benefit from massage as it increases muscle tone and flexibility, alleviates muscle spasm and prepares pelvic muscles for the birth process.  Massage has also been shown to help calm an active baby.

Following birth, infants can even benefit from therapeutic massage as it helps to increase newborn weight gain and baby’s overall health and development.  Massage therapy techniques can be taught to parents to aid in comforting colicky a colicky baby.

Women who are planning to have a surgical procedure can benefit from massage as it promotes relaxation before surgery and massage can decrease the need for pain medication following the procedure.

Mature women find that massage therapy improves their balance and flexibility.  It also reduces arthritis pain, relieves stress and physical tension. 

Covenant HealthCare offers massage therapy through our Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Department located at the Covenant HealthCare Irving campus, 600 Irving Avenue in Saginaw.  Appointments can be made by calling the scheduling line at 989.583.6387.