Types of Massage

The seven (7) categories described below

pretty much cover the field
of massage at the present moment. Each of
these types of massage attracts
its own type of client, and requires its
own set of skills on the part of the
practitioner.
1 The most common kind of massage,
relaxation or stress reduction
massage includes the types of
treatments common in resorts, spas,
private offices and client‘s homes.
This category would also include
wellness massage, or preventive
health massage.
2 This rapidly growing field
encompasses athletic
training massage, and massage
designed to help an athlete prepare
for competition and recover from
competing.
3 Working by prescription, or in a
hospital, or in a physical therapists
office, the medical massage therapist
works with
pathologies, pain or recovery from
injury. Medical massage can also
be adapted to a non-medical clientele,
and practiced in a home setting.
4 Working in chiropractors offices is
becoming more and more common,
especially on the West coast. Some
practitioners operate relatively
independently from the chiropractor,
with a cross-referral agreement. Others
work by prescription of the
chiropractor, working on specific parts of
the body that the chiropractor
designates.
5 Some massage
therapists focus on the shifts in
awareness and psychological insight
that can be brought about with massage.
These therapists often work
by referral from psychotherapists.
They often combine another form of
bodywork with massage.
6 Probably a branch of relaxation
massage, pampering refers to the type
of treatment that might be found in
some spa and hair salons. This
treatment is usually thought of as
more of a beautification treatment
than a health treatment, and might
include salt glows, loofa rubs, and light
Swedish massage.
 Chair massage.

7 Massage or shiatsu done with clothing

on, client seated, in any location. This
can be done as an introduction to
massage for clients who may not come
in for an office massage , or
can be a continuing form of stress-
reduction therapy when done on a
regular basis, as in the office setting.
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