Massage therapy is one of the oldest healthcare practices known. Massage has been shown to date back to over 4,000 years ago. Massage therapy is the scientific manipulation of the soft tissues of the body that normalizes those tissues, while using different manual techniques. The human body was built to move, unfortunately, many people experience inflexibility, stiffness, pain, and mobility issues. Massage therapy affects all systems of the body, particularly circulatory (blood and lymph), fascia, muscular and nervous systems. Therapeutic massage may deliver benefits such as: reducing muscle tension/stiffness, increasing ease of movement, relieving points of tension/stress, inducing relaxation, reducing emotional/physical stress, reducing anxiety, improving blood circulation and movement of lymph, and promoting feelings of well-being.