| There are well over 80 kinds of massage | | | | pressure point methods, among others. Like |
| therapy available today. Of those that are | | | | acupressure, sports massage therapy is also |
| most widely practiced in the massage | | | | administered to animals. |
| industry, the most popular bodywork therapies | | | | |
| include modalities like Swedish massage, deep | | | | Deep tissue massage therapy is one of the |
| tissue massage, acupressure, reflexology, | | | | foundational bodywork therapies taught in |
| sports massage and chair massage, among | | | | almost all massage and healing arts schools |
| others. | | | | today. As the name implies, this is a deep |
| | | | muscle therapy that works the connective |
| Acupressure massage therapy, for example, is | | | | tissues and muscles to relieve chronic pain |
| founded on Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) | | | | and tension. |
| theories and is not only used on people, but | | | | |
| as a form of canine and equine massage as | | | | Chair massage therapy, frequently referred to |
| well. Using meridian therapy as a guide to | | | | as seated massage, is gaining leeway in |
| depressing key points on the body to relieve | | | | airports, corporate functions, and in |
| tension and blockages; and to restore the | | | | shopping malls. This particular bodywork is |
| flow of energy (Chi) to the body, this | | | | administered while the client is seated in a |
| particular type of massage therapy is | | | | chair in an upright position. |
| believed to restore balance and enhance | | | | |
| natural-healing capabilities. | | | | If you (or someone you know) are interested |
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| Another form of massage therapy, reflexology, | | | | professional training within fast-growing |
| is a type of massage that is also rooted in | | | | industries like natural healing, cosmetology, |
| Oriental medicine. Specific areas (reflex | | | | acupuncture, oriental medicine, Reiki, and |
| zones) of the foot sole correlate to | | | | others get you started! Explore massage |
| particular organs and organ systems in the | | | | therapy near you. |
| body. It is believed that by applying | | | | |
| pressure techniques to these reflex zones, | | | | Popular Types of Massage Therapy |
| that these corresponding organ systems can be | | | | |
| stimulated toward healing. While this | | | | © Copyright 2007 |
| particular massage therapy is more commonly | | | | |
| used on the feet, reflexology is also | | | | The CollegeBound Network |
| administered to the hands, face and body. | | | | |
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| other touch therapies including compression, | | | | and active. |
| cross-fiber therapy, hydrotherapy, and | | | | |