Effects of massage on circulation, joints and lymphatic system

Massage manipulates the body's soft tissue (skin, fat and muscle) and connective tissue that keep the organs and bone structure in place. They affect 3 of the body's systems:

> Circulation. Starting at the heart, blood circulates the body in a figure of eight, supplying each of the body's cells on its way, as well as draining toxic waste away.

> Muscles, bones and joints (the basic structure of the body).

> The lymphatic system. This network of vessels, filled with liquid (lymph), ganglions and specialised organs (such as amygdales) allow the body to cleanse itself, unblock tissue and defend itself against illness.