Massage Therapy

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An overview of general articles about Massage Therapy. For specific massage treatment modalities you may visit our topics about Thai Massage, Japanese Massage, or Tantra Massage, among others.

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Atmosphere and Environment of Massage Therapy Sessions
Atmosphere and Environment of Massage Therapy Sessions
The ambiance, atmosphere, and environment in which a massage session is given may significantly influence the way a massage treatment is experienced b [ ... ]
Kati Abhyanga | Ayurvedic Back Massage
Kati Abhyanga | Ayurvedic Back Massage
Kati Abhyanga is an Indian Ayurvedic massage treatment for the back. It’s in fact an Abhyanga Oil Massage which only treats the back, shoulders, nec [ ... ]
Unani Dalak Massage | Aims, Techniques, and Health Benefits
Unani Dalak Massage | Aims, Techniques, and Health Benefits
Unani Traditional Medicine is one of the oldest systems of medicine in the world, still actively practiced in India, but also in some other countries, [ ... ]
Samvahana Abhyanga | Ayurvedic Oil Massage
Samvahana Abhyanga | Ayurvedic Oil Massage
Samvahana is a light, gentle full body massage without applying pressure, but with much sweeping and stroking, which is typically done with the help o [ ... ]
Pada Ghata | Ayurvedic Barefoot Massage
Pada Ghata | Ayurvedic Barefoot Massage
Padaghata (Pada Ghata, where Pada means Foot and Ghata means Pressure) is an Abhyanga full body massage that uses solely the feet to give the massage [ ... ]
Korean Kyung-Rak Traditional Massage
Korean Kyung-Rak Traditional Massage
Traditional Korean Kyung-Rak Massage (also written Kyungrak or Kyeong-Rak) is a full-body deep tissue massage modality that works on Qi Meridian Energ [ ... ]
Japanese Restoration Therapy | Seifhukujitsu by Okazaki
Japanese Restoration Therapy | Seifhukujitsu by Okazaki
Restoration therapies are part of Japanese traditional martial arts training and are about physical well-being. In Japan, restoration therapies have b [ ... ]
Korean Traditional Massage
Korean Traditional Massage
Traditional Korean Massage is a mixture of other Asian massages — such as Chinese Tuina and Japanese Shiatsu — and heavily influenced by T [ ... ]
Korean Martial Therapy | KMT
Korean Martial Therapy | KMT
Korean Martial Therapy (KMT) is a traditional deep tissue massage modality, which applies massage strokes, body movement, stretches, acupressure, and [ ... ]
Tahitian Taurumi Massage | Traditional Bodywork
Tahitian Taurumi Massage | Traditional Bodywork
The Tahitian Taurumi Massage is a spiritual and therapeutic practice, part of indigenous Tahitian Traditional Medicine, and widely used across the Tah [ ... ]