Studies have shown that massage can be an effective treatment for reducing stress, pain, and muscle tension.  Therapeutic massage has benefited sufferers of anxiety, fibromyalgia, headaches, stress related insomnia, sports injuries, and other soft tissue injuries that can lead to limited range of motion. It is because of these and it's many other benefits, that massage therapy is reguarded as a form of complementary and alternative medicine, aiding patients in addition to the standard treatment for several medical conditions.