Boston Area Student Discount For Massage

Healing Hands offers best massage rates for students in the Boston, at our Back Bay Location

Young Adults these days are under a lot of stress.  

There are numerous benefits to massage for students - here are just some:

Top 5 Benefits Of Massage For Students

1.  Lower Levels of Stress, help with Anxiety

According to the 2014 National College Health Assessment, students are really stressed out these days.  Research has shown over and over that  massage therapy is effective for stress relief.  Massage therapy has been proven to boost levels of the "feel-good" hormone dopamine, while at the same time lowering levels of the "stress-hormone" cortisol. 

2.  Better Sleep

Massage therapy has been shown help relax the body and improve sleep.  Massage therapy can help you get the sleep you need to stay focused on your studies.  


3.  Improved Focus

Students with ADHD can improve mood and classroom attention and focus with regular massage therapy.  Headaches, especially tension headaches, frequently get in the way of study and sleep, with up to 30-50% of young people suffering from regular headaches.  Get the relief you need to stay focused--massage has been shown to be effective against and to provide relief from from  tension headaches.

4.  Stay Active and Fit

"Freshman fifteen", anyone?  All of that study and stress can lead to increased levels of cortisol, which can slow metabolism, trigger inflammation, and encourage accumulation of body fat, one of your body's natural reactions to stress.. In addition to giving a boost to your metabolism, massage can also help out with any stiffness or sore muscles.  It is effective for pain management, faster recovery, and prevention of injuries, so that you can keep going. Massage therapy should be a part of your regular wellness regimen - even helping you to maintain peak fitness

5.  Immune Boosting

In addition to lowering cortisol levels, and increasing our "feel-good" neurotransmitters, massage therapy also improves immune function by increasing our body’s natural "killer T cells”  and lymphocytes, Student Dorms, housing lounges, classrooms are all close quarters and can be a breeding ground for germs and germ transmission.  Give yourself a boost--research shows that even a single session of Swedish Massage has a measurable biologic impact. 

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