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Types of Massage

• Chair Massage In the Workplace and Out
  
  Chair Massage In the Workplace and Out Picture a massage. What comes to mind are images of someone lying on a table, partly covered with a sheet, being kneaded. But one of the newer and now equally...
• Deep Tissue Massage
  
  Deep Tissue Massage Swedish massage and similar techniques seek to stimulate the surface and relax muscles that are readily accessible. Deep tissue massage tries to go further, to get down to layers...
• Effleurage
  
  Effleurage Effleurage is one of the most common massage techniques employed. Using a succession of light or deep stroking or gliding motions, the masseuse or masseur floats across the contours of the...
• Hawaiian Massage – Lomi
  
  Hawaiian Massage – Lomi American missionaries invaded the Hawaiian islands in 1820 and, as ships came and went with supplies (and sometimes natives eager to leave), the native massage practice spread...
• Hot Stone Massage
  
  Hot Stone Massage Most massage techniques make heavy use of the therapist's hands and arms. Occasionally sticks will be used for certain specialized applications. But 'recently' a new tool has been...
• Indian Massage – Marma-Point
  
  Indian Massage – Marma-Point Many massage techniques that later became popular in various parts of Asia actually originated in ancient India. One of the oldest is marma-point massage. Used for...
• Japanese Shiatsu Massage
  
  Japanese Shiatsu Massage Though the roots of Shiatsu massage go back centuries, the practice first became widely popular around the beginning of the 20th century. Then in 1940, the Shiatsu style of...
• Sports Massage Techniques
  
  Sports Massage Techniques Sports massage may appear to be the latest 'hot' thing, but in fact it's been practiced for thousands of years. The ancient Spartans, enemies of the Athenians in Greece over...
• Swedish Massage
  
  Swedish Massage Swedish is the most common style practiced among massage therapists. The modern form was developed in Sweden around the beginning of the 19th century, though the origin is disputed....
• Thai Massage
  
  Thai Massage Originating in India over 2,500 years ago, this healing art spread to Siam (ancient Thailand) with the spread of Buddhism. Once performed by monks as part of elaborate healing rituals,...