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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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Why Prenatal Massage in Baltimore is Critical to a Healthy Pregnancy
Why Prenatal Massage in Baltimore is Critical to a Healthy Pregnancy
Pregnancy is such ennobling work, full of joy and great anticipation—just a few physical discomforts. As a new life enters the body, it starts to ch [ ... ]
Trigger Point versus Acupressure Point | What’s the Difference?
Trigger Point versus Acupressure Point | What’s the Difference?
You may notice that so-called trigger points (i.e. myofascial trigger points) are sometimes equated with acupressure points. And indeed, sometimes an [ ... ]
Abdominal Massage during Pregnancy | What to Expect?
Abdominal Massage during Pregnancy | What to Expect?
In this post, we’ll discuss the applications, aims, and health benefits of Abdominal Massage for pregnant women. Prenatal Massage therapy — [ ... ]
Intra-Oral Massage, TMJ Dysfunction, and De-Armoring
Intra-Oral Massage, TMJ Dysfunction, and De-Armoring
Intra-Oral Massage, also written Intraoral Massage, is a therapeutic massage modality that’s most specifically aimed at alleviating or curing TM [ ... ]
What to Expect from a Lesbian Massage?
What to Expect from a Lesbian Massage?
Sometimes you’ll see advertising of Lesbian Massage, and in this post we take a look at what it actually means and what you can expect. Although [ ... ]
LGBTQIA+ Massage Therapy | Equality, Diversity, and Inclusivity
LGBTQIA+ Massage Therapy | Equality, Diversity, and Inclusivity
Individuals who identify with the LGBTQIA+ community (or alternatively LGBTQ+ or LGBT+) want and need massage therapy just like anyone else. Neverthel [ ... ]
Postural Integration® | Bodywork, Emotional De-Armoring, and Integration
Postural Integration® | Bodywork, Emotional De-Armoring, and Integration
Postural Integration® is a type of holistic bodywork created by Jack Painter (1933 – 2010) in the 1960s. It’s usually practiced by profession [ ... ]
Massage Therapy and Body De-Armoring | Pressure, Acupressure, and Stretches
Massage Therapy and Body De-Armoring | Pressure, Acupressure, and Stretches
Massage therapy is an important and abundantly used treatment modality in Body De-Armoring practices. Giving sustained pressure and acupressure or app [ ... ]
Assessment and Diagnosis | Scrutiny and Vigilance in Massage Therapy
Assessment and Diagnosis | Scrutiny and Vigilance in Massage Therapy
One of the important things I experienced as a massage therapist in client assessment sessions is that one needs to be extremely vigilant and really s [ ... ]
Movement Assessment and Diagnosis in Massage Therapy
Movement Assessment and Diagnosis in Massage Therapy
Movement Assessment in massage therapy and bodywork is about analyzing the client’s movement performance during functional tasks to see if there are [ ... ]