Different Types Of Massage
We have all heard about massages, but what are they exactly and how many different ones are there? Massages
Here they are listed from a-z:
* Acupressure – a Chinese medicine technique applies pressure to the acupuncture of the hands, elbow, and other certain body parts.
* Shiatsu – an eastern born therapy that uses pressure with the fingers, thumb, and palm or techniques such as rolling, brushing, vibrating, grasping, and Yamamoto.
* Ayurvedic Massage – it originated in India and is also known as Abhyanga, it uses yoga, meditation, and herbal remedies.
* Balinese Massage- a gentle technique that uses skin rolling, kneading, etc.
* Bowen Therapy – a rolling movement over the fascia, muscles, ligaments, tendons, and joints. Australian Tom Bowen developed this.
* Breena massage – rhythmical, gentle leans, and stretches.
* Champissage massage – a technique that focuses on the head, neck, and face.
* Esalen Massage – gentle rocking of the body, and passive joint exercises and deep structural work on the muscles and joints.
* Hilot massage – helps relax stressed muscles, used to reset dislocated and sprained joints, diagnose and treat musculoskeletal aliments, even aid in giving birth.
* Jacuzzi – high-end relaxation hot tub with jets.
* Lomi Lomi Massage – traditional massage of Hawaii.
* Medical Massage – has many different therapies some of them are decongestive therapy, carotid sinus massage, and ventriacular tachycardia.
* Myofascial Release – stretching the fascia and releasing bonds between fascia, integument, and muscles.
* Anma – traditional Japanese massage that involves kneading and deep tissue work.
* Reflexology Massage – massaging, squeezing or pushing parts of the feet, hands, and ears.
* Russian Massage – three stages the first and third are both slow and gentle with the second being faster, deeper, and harder.
* Hot Stone Therapy – uses cold or water-heated stones to apply pressure and heat to body.
* Swedish Massage – five long flowing strokes: Effleurage (light touch), Petrissage (kneading), Tapotent (rhythmic tapping), Friction (compression), and Vibration.
* Thai Massage – combines massage with yoga-like positions.
* Trager Approach – combines movement, massage, and education.
* Trigger Point Therapy – involves stimulating hypothetical trigger points.
* Visceral Massage – practiced in many Latin American countries.
* Watsu – a massage done in skin temperature water.
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The Complete Massage; Basic & Professional Massage Therapy DVD
