Massage:
Massage involves acting on and manipulating the body with pressure – structured, unstructured, stationary, or moving – tension, motion, or vibration, done manually or with mechanical aids. Target tissues may include muscles, tendons, ligaments, fascia, skin, joints, or other connective tissue, as well as lymphatic vessels, or organs of the gastrointestinal system. Massage can be applied with the hands, fingers, elbows, knees, forearm, and feet. There are over eighty different recognized massage modalities.
Massage is the manipulation of superficial and deeper layers of muscle and connective tissue to enhance function, aid in the healing process, and promote relaxation and well-being.
In professional settings massage involves the client being treated while lying on a massage table, sitting in a massage chair, or lying on a mat on the floor. The massage subject may be fully or partly unclothed. Parts of the body may be covered with towels or sheets. Those who practice massage as a career are referred to as masseurs, masseuses, or, if certified somehow, as massage therapists.
History:
Writings on massage have been found in many ancient civilizations including Rome, Greece, India, Japan, China, Egypt and Mesopotamia. A possible biblical reference from c.493 BC documents daily "treatments" with oil of myrrh as a part of the beauty regimen of the wives of Xerxes (Esther, 2:12).Hippocrates wrote in 460 BC that "The physician must be experienced in many things, but assuredly in rubbing".
The Ancient Chinese book called Huangdi Neijing by the Yellow Emperor recommended "massage of skin and flesh".The technique of massage abortion, involving the application of pressure to the pregnant abdomen, has been practiced in Southeast Asia for centuries. One of the bas reliefs decorating the temple of Angkor Wat in Cambodia, dated circa 1150, depicts a demon performing such an abortion upon a woman who has been sent to the underworld. This is believed to be the oldest known visual representation of abortion.
Massage methods:
The main professionals that provide massage include massage therapists, athletic trainers, physical therapists and practitioners of many traditional Chinese and other eastern medicines. Massage practitioners work in a variety of medical and recreational settings and may travel to private residences or businesses.Contraindications to massage include deep vein thrombosis, bleeding disorders or taking blood thinners such as Warfarin, damaged blood vessels, weakened bones from cancer, osteoporosis, or fractures, bruising, and fever.
1.Acupressure massage
2.Anma massage
3.Ayurvedic massage
4.Balinese massage
5.Barefoot deep tissue massage
6.Bowen Therapy
7.Breema massage
8.Champissage massage
9.Deep tissue massage
10.Esalen massage
11.Hilot massage
12.Lomi Lomi and indigenous massage of Oceania
13.Medical massage
14.Meso-American massage
15.Mobile massage
16.Myofascial release massage
17.Myomassology
18.Postural integration (PI)
19.Reflexology massage
20.Self Massage
21.Shiatsu
22.Stone massage
23.Structural integration
24.Swedish massage
25.Thai massage
26.Traditional Chinese massage
27.Trager approach
28.Trigger point therapy
Massage involves acting on and manipulating the body with pressure – structured, unstructured, stationary, or moving – tension, motion, or vibration, done manually or with mechanical aids. Target tissues may include muscles, tendons, ligaments, fascia, skin, joints, or other connective tissue, as well as lymphatic vessels, or organs of the gastrointestinal system. Massage can be applied with the hands, fingers, elbows, knees, forearm, and feet. There are over eighty different recognized massage modalities.
Massage is the manipulation of superficial and deeper layers of muscle and connective tissue to enhance function, aid in the healing process, and promote relaxation and well-being.
In professional settings massage involves the client being treated while lying on a massage table, sitting in a massage chair, or lying on a mat on the floor. The massage subject may be fully or partly unclothed. Parts of the body may be covered with towels or sheets. Those who practice massage as a career are referred to as masseurs, masseuses, or, if certified somehow, as massage therapists.
History:
Writings on massage have been found in many ancient civilizations including Rome, Greece, India, Japan, China, Egypt and Mesopotamia. A possible biblical reference from c.493 BC documents daily "treatments" with oil of myrrh as a part of the beauty regimen of the wives of Xerxes (Esther, 2:12).Hippocrates wrote in 460 BC that "The physician must be experienced in many things, but assuredly in rubbing".
The Ancient Chinese book called Huangdi Neijing by the Yellow Emperor recommended "massage of skin and flesh".The technique of massage abortion, involving the application of pressure to the pregnant abdomen, has been practiced in Southeast Asia for centuries. One of the bas reliefs decorating the temple of Angkor Wat in Cambodia, dated circa 1150, depicts a demon performing such an abortion upon a woman who has been sent to the underworld. This is believed to be the oldest known visual representation of abortion.
Massage methods:
The main professionals that provide massage include massage therapists, athletic trainers, physical therapists and practitioners of many traditional Chinese and other eastern medicines. Massage practitioners work in a variety of medical and recreational settings and may travel to private residences or businesses.Contraindications to massage include deep vein thrombosis, bleeding disorders or taking blood thinners such as Warfarin, damaged blood vessels, weakened bones from cancer, osteoporosis, or fractures, bruising, and fever.
1.Acupressure massage
2.Anma massage
3.Ayurvedic massage
4.Balinese massage
5.Barefoot deep tissue massage
6.Bowen Therapy
7.Breema massage
8.Champissage massage
9.Deep tissue massage
10.Esalen massage
11.Hilot massage
12.Lomi Lomi and indigenous massage of Oceania
13.Medical massage
14.Meso-American massage
15.Mobile massage
16.Myofascial release massage
17.Myomassology
18.Postural integration (PI)
19.Reflexology massage
20.Self Massage
21.Shiatsu
22.Stone massage
23.Structural integration
24.Swedish massage
25.Thai massage
26.Traditional Chinese massage
27.Trager approach
28.Trigger point therapy
