Ideally, remedial massage should be used as a preventative form of treatment removing pain and dysfunction, creating balance, relieving stress and generally promoting a sense of deep relaxation and well-being. Remedial massage can help prevent illness and injury by calming the central nervous system, improving blood and lymphatic circulation, boosting immunity, increasing joint flexibility, removing the toxins that cause pain and stiffness and stimulating the release of endorphins (the body’s natural, feel-good and healing hormone).