Massage
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Special Precautions of Massage
Massage therapy is not recommended for certain people:
- People with infectious skin disease, rash, or open wounds
- Immediately after surgery
- Immediately after chemotherapy or radiation, unless recommended by your doctor
- People prone to blood clots. There is a risk of blood clots being dislodged. If you have heart disease, check with your doctor before having a massage
- Pregnant women should check with their doctor first if they are considering getting a massage. Massage in pregnant women should be done by massage therapists who are certified in pregnancy massage.
Massage should not be done directly over bruises, inflamed skin, unhealed wounds, tumors, abdominal hernia, or areas of recent fractures.
Don't eat a heavy meal before the massage.
Types :
- Acupressure Massage
- Abdominal Massage
- Anma Massage
- Ayurvedic Massage
- Balinese Massage
- Barefoot Deep Tissue Massage
- Bowen Therapy
- Breema Massage
- Champissage Massage
- Deep Tissue Massage
- Esalen Massage
- Eye Massage
- Hara Massage
- Hilot Massage
- Lomi Lomi and Indigenous Massage of Oceania
- Lymphatic Drainage Massage
- Medical Massage
- Meso-American Massage
- Mobile Massage
- Myofascial Release Massage
- Myomassology
- Postural Integration (PI)
- Reflexology Massage
- Remedial Massage
- Self Massage
- Shiatsu
- Stone Massage
- Structural Integration
- Swedish Massage
- Thai Massage
- Traditional Chinese Massage
- Trager Approach
- Trigger Point Therapy
- Visceral Manipulation
- Watsu