The other day someone called and asked me if I did massage fore COPD. Not knowing exactly what that was other than something to do with breathing difficulty I said, “No.” So I looked it up and this is what I found out about COPD and massage therapy.

Massage has come to be regarded as a complement to conventional medicine. Many of its positive effects seem to be mediated by increasing relaxation and decreasing stress hormones such as cortisol. For chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a massage can strengthen respiratory muscles, reduced heart rate, increase oxygen saturation in blood, decrease shortness of breath, and improve pulmonary functions.
(BallaOnline, The Voice of women; Victoria Abreo, Alternative medicine Editor; www.ballaonline.com/articles/art34015.asp )

So, according to this information if you have COPD a relaxing massage would be a plus for you. Get a massage today!
“Nuff Said”
Ben Gustafson; LMT