Popular Types of Massage Therapy
There are well over 80 kinds of massage therapy available today. Of those that are most widely practiced in the massage industry, the most popular bodywork therapies include modalities like Swedish massage, deep tissue massage, acupressure, reflexology, sports massage and chair massage, among others.
Acupressure massage therapy, for example, is founded on Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) [...]
Foot massages are also known as reflexology and were mainly practiced by Chinese therapists. In this kind of massage, therapists believe that each spot on the sole of the foot corresponds to an internal organ, and by applying pressure on these points one can not only heal a patient but can also augment overall well-being. [...]
Cup MassageCup massages are a form of massage therapy that isn’t all that common. Most people when they think of a massage think of a typical massage of the muscles Perhaps a Swedish massage, a shiatsu massage, or even perhaps a hot lotion massage comes to mind. Even people with serious back disorders and injuries go [...]
Reflexology and DetoxificationReflexology is an alternate form of medicine, which believes that locations on your feet correspond with parts of your body, and that massage and other forms of treatment for your feet can help with whole body health and detoxification. It has been used in medical practice for thousands of years in Eastern cultures and is [...]
Constipation vs. Reflecting areasConstipation is a habitual case caused by disorder of intestines function.
Reflecting areas in pathology
Kidney, Ureter, Urinary bladder, Lung, Stomach, Small intestine, Ascending Colon, Transverse colon, Descending Colon, Sigmoid colon and Rectum.
Reflexology is the practice of stimulating nerves on the feet, hands and ears, in order to encourage a beneficial effect on some other parts of the body, or to try to improve general health. Reflexology is most commonly performed on the feet, moving on to the hands and/or ears where physical restraints, such as veruccas [...]
Chinese Medical Massage (Tui Na)Chinese Medical Massage, or Tui Na is a therapeutic massage used for a mariad of health problems. Chinese Medical Massage, Tui Na focuses on the same energy points and channels as those in acupuncture; but the hands and fingers take the place of needles. Referred to as acupressure in the West, Chinese Medical massage, Tui [...]