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Medical Massage Therapy

Medical Massage Therapy is another adaptation of Swedish Massage. Medical Massage Therapy addresses only the issues of healing the physical body. Its approach and techniques tend to vary according to the needs of the patient and the directions/prescriptions of the physician. Medical Massage practitioners work together with other health professionals to restore health through treating [...]

What is Rolfing Massage?

Rolfing Massage: Rolfing is the product of the work of Ida P.  Rolf (1896-1979).  The technique is officially the Rolfing Method of Structural Integration.  It believes the body becomes worn down and shifts within the myofascial system (connective tissue).  Using elbows, fingers and knuckles, a practitioner helps to align the misaligned body tissue and joints.  [...]

Western Massage Therapy

Western forms of massage therapy are both traditional and modern. While Sports Massage, Swedish Massage, Deep Tissue Massage and Trigger Point Massage are popular forms, they are not the only types of Western Massage available. Indeed there are many different variations of Western Massage. Some are simple adaptations of the basic Swedish Massage. Others combine [...]

Eastern Massage Therapy

There are many different types of Oriental, Asian or Eastern Massage Therapy. This includes both traditional forms and modern variations. As noted previously, within the general divisions are modern variations and hybrids. Some forms of massage therapy are new creations based on ancient traditions. Others are further developments of existing forms of massage therapy. In [...]

Herbal Stress Relief: Tapping Into Nature Is A Good Idea

Herbal stress relief is the best option for people especially in times when life for a person suffering from immense stress seems to be particularly hard and when they are also desperately in need of finding a way out of particularly stressful situations or states of being. It is certainly not surprising to note that [...]