A study published in the International Journal of Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork found that massage “was shown to have a stabilizing effect on measures of static and dynamic balance and physiological factors related to stability in older adults.”
The study measured the results of a single 60-minute, full-body massage on 35 healthy, older volunteers, with the intention of determining whether massage therapy has a beneficial effect on the stability of older adults. The findings show that massage therapy may help reduce the number of falls older adults suffer.
Read the abstract at www.ijtmb.org/index.php/ijtmb/article/view/152.