Top 25 Terms All Massage Students Should Know

The following are considered by many to be the top 25 terms all massage students should know

, in no particular order:

1.Western Massage: American and European massage techniques.

2.Swedish massage: Health clubs, resorts and spas often use this style of relaxing massage that includes five different strokes.

3.Esalen Massage: A type of Swedish massage that connects one's inner self with others' inner selves.

4.Deep Friction: The movement of the skin over tissues underneath rather than simply over the skin.

5.Deep Tissue Massage: The use of the hand, several fingers or one finger or thumb to massage deeply.

6.Direct Pressure: Using the elbow, finger or thumb to compress tissues with applied force.

7.Pregnancy Massage: Meeting the needs of pregnant women, including pain relief through bodywork and massage.

8.Sports Massage: Increasing the health, performance and wellbeing of athletes through massage.

9.Clinical Massage Therapy: The use of massage for the treatment of medical pathologies.

10.Myofascial Massage: Restoring mobility and softening rigid connective tissue in the face with massage.

11.Neuromuscular Therapy: The deactivation of myofascial triggers using massage.

12.Asian Bodywork: Massage therapy students usually learn these therapies that focus on traditional Asian medicine.

13.Shiatsu: Japanese technique used to balance energy flow.

14.Thai Massage: Assisted or passive yoga that loosens and stretches the body.

15.Thermal Therapy: Cold or hot applied for therapeutic purposes.

16.Tui Na: Chinese massage that focuses on kneading, pushing and stretching.

17.Zen Shiatsu: Japanese-born Shizuto Masunaga developed this style of Asian bodywork.

18.Zhi Ya: Chinese massage that focuses on acupressure.

19.Ayurvedic Massage: Influenced by Indian health and disease theories, this is a type of soft tissue manipulation.

20.Lomilomi: Healing massage therapy from ancient Hawaiian cultures.

21.Reflexology: Relieving pain in specific body parts by applying pressure in the corresponding zones of the hands or feet.

22.Cryotherapy: Using cold substances to achieve therapeutic goals.

23.Stone Massage: Cold or hot stones used to massage the body.

24.Hydrotherapy: The therapeutic use of water.

25.Polarity Therapy: Balancing life energy and aiding in relaxation through gentle rocking and touch.

Top 25 Terms All Massage Students Should Know

By: Erik Johnson

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