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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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What Is Massage Therapy? | Definition, Concepts, and Benefits
What Is Massage Therapy? | Definition, Concepts, and Benefits
Massage therapy exists already millennia, proven by records, descriptions and depictions appearing in texts, handbooks, statues and murals of ancient [ ... ]
Health Benefits of Massage Therapy
Health Benefits of Massage Therapy
When you read about the health benefits of massage you will encounter statements such as: stimulates better postural alignment, increases flexibility [ ... ]
Massage, Energy Work, and Bodywork – What’s the Difference?
Massage, Energy Work, and Bodywork – What’s the Difference?
In most traditional medicine systems of Asia, massage is officially considered energy work and not bodywork. That seems rather paradoxical, because of [ ... ]
Using Hot and Cold in Massage Therapy | Health Benefits
Using Hot and Cold in Massage Therapy | Health Benefits
One of the core ideas in massage therapy is that heat is good for the body, that is, beneficial for relaxing muscles, tendons and other tissues, and b [ ... ]
Head, Neck, and Shoulders Massage | Goals and Health Benefits
Head, Neck, and Shoulders Massage | Goals and Health Benefits
Head, neck, and shoulder massages obviously cover the head, neck, and shoulders — just as the name says. It makes sense to offer this type of ma [ ... ]
What is Visceral Manipulation (VM)?
What is Visceral Manipulation (VM)?
Visceral Manipulation (VM) is an internal organs Abdominal Massage healing modality developed by the French Osteopath Jean Pierre Barral. The idea beh [ ... ]
Fundal Massage | Abdominal Massage After Childbirth or Abortion
Fundal Massage | Abdominal Massage After Childbirth or Abortion
Fundal Massage — also called Uterine Massage — is a an Abdominal Massage modality applied to diminish or to prevent postpartum hemorrhagin [ ... ]
Abdominal Massage | Aims and Health Benefits
Abdominal Massage | Aims and Health Benefits
The health benefits of abdominal massages depend on the specific type of Abdominal Massage, but as a whole it’s thought that abdominal therapies can [ ... ]
Traditional Sobada Massage and Sobadores | Curanderismo
Traditional Sobada Massage and Sobadores | Curanderismo
The Sobada is a traditional therapeutic massage modality — part of Curanderismo healing practices — that was developed in the Mesoamerican [ ... ]
What to Expect of Esalen Massage?
What to Expect of Esalen Massage?
Esalen Massage® was developed in the 1960s in California, at the Esalen Institute. It’s a holistic Full Body Massage treatment that blends a br [ ... ]