{"id":1541,"date":"2019-03-11T18:43:52","date_gmt":"2019-03-11T22:43:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/qwellnessmassage.com\/blog\/?p=1541"},"modified":"2019-03-11T18:43:52","modified_gmt":"2019-03-11T22:43:52","slug":"the-benefits-of-massage-for-seniors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/qwellnessmassage.com\/blog\/the-benefits-of-massage-for-seniors\/","title":{"rendered":"The Benefits of Massage for Seniors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1551 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/qwellnessmassage.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/gentle-hands.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/qwellnessmassage.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/gentle-hands.jpg 900w, https:\/\/qwellnessmassage.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/gentle-hands-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/qwellnessmassage.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/gentle-hands-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p><br><br>\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Massage is a wonderful relaxation treatment but it also provides countless health benefits.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0Massage IS Therapy. <\/span>It can ease pain and tension from stiff muscles, help eliminate toxins from the body, increase circulation and lower blood pressure.<\/span><\/p><br><br>\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\">The benefits of <a href=\"https:\/\/qwellnessmassage.com\/services.php\">massage<\/a> for seniors and the elderly also<\/span><span class=\"s1\"> include stress relief, better sleep, reduced anxiety and improved balance.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Massage can also help to ease symptoms of depression, temper effects of dementia, lower joint replacement pain and reduce pain of osteoarthritis.<\/span><\/p><br><br>\r\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Regular massage is a good immune system booster.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Research has shown that it can have a protective effect on the body <\/span><span class=\"s2\">for as long as a week following<\/span><span class=\"s1\"> treatment.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>It can help reduce chemotherapy-related nausea and improve quality of life in hospice <\/span><span class=\"s2\">care.<\/span><\/p><br><br>\r\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">Call or <a href=\"https:\/\/qwellnessmassage.com\/contact-Form.php\">email<\/a> to schedule a massage therapy appointment with QWellness Massage.<\/span><\/p><br><br>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><br><br>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Massage is a wonderful relaxation treatment but it also provides countless health benefits.\u00a0Massage IS Therapy. It can ease pain and tension from stiff muscles, help eliminate toxins from the body, increase circulation and lower blood pressure. The benefits of massage &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/qwellnessmassage.com\/blog\/the-benefits-of-massage-for-seniors\/\">Read more<\/a>","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[201],"tags":[221,211],"class_list":["post-1541","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-elder-massage","tag-massage-benefits-for-osteoarthritis","tag-massage-therapy-for-the-elderly"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/qwellnessmassage.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1541","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/qwellnessmassage.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/qwellnessmassage.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/qwellnessmassage.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/qwellnessmassage.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1541"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/qwellnessmassage.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1541\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1591,"href":"https:\/\/qwellnessmassage.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1541\/revisions\/1591"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/qwellnessmassage.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1541"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/qwellnessmassage.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1541"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/qwellnessmassage.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1541"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}