A whopping 77% of Indians suffer physical symptoms resulting from daily stress. Whether it’s because of their jobs, relationships, health, or from crafting the perfect life on Facebook, people are just plain stressed out.

One of the most immediate and well-known benefits of a full-body massage is feeling that stress falls away. Even if it’s only for an hour before the craziness of the world comes crashing back in, that massage can do wonders for your outlook. That, in turn, changes how you feel physically and gives your mental health a boost. But that’s not all a full-body massage can do.

Benefit is massage can ease pain and swelling. Relaxing the muscles will help decrease pain caused by tension and stress. Getting that circulation moving will also help clear areas of swelling. For this reason, getting a sports massage is an excellent idea. It’s a great way to recover after a particularly difficult workout.

It’s also an effective method of speeding up healing from a sports injury. The extra blood flow brings the building blocks the body needs to repair itself faster and gets you back in top form again.