==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. (See : [[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
* [[Acrosage]]* [[Abdominal Massage]]* [[Anma Massage]]* [[Arvigo massage]]* [[Ayurvedic Massage]]* [[Balinese Massage]]* [[Belavi Facial Massage]]* Barefoot [[Deep Tissue Massage]]* [[Bowen Therapy]]* [[Breema Massage]]* [[Champissage Massage]]* [[Chinese Massage]]* [[Deep Tissue Massage]]* [[Esalen Massage]]
* [[Eye Massage]]
* [[Hara massageMassage]]* [[Hilot Massage]]* [[Jamu Massage]]* [[Kriya Massage]]* [[Lomi Lomi ]] and Indigenous Massage of Oceania* [[Lymphatic Drainage Massage]]* [[Maya Abdominal Massage]]* [[Medical Massage]]* [[Meso-American massage]]* [[Myofascial Release Massage]]* Mobile [[Myomassology]]* [[Naprapathy]]* [[Oncology Massage]]* Myofascial Release [[Orthopedic Massage]]* Myomassology[[Osteopathy]]* Postural Integration (PI)[[Platza Massage]]* [[Pregnancy Massage]]* [[Reflexology ]] Massage* [[Remedial Massage]]* [[Russian Massage]]* [[Self Massage]]* [[Shiatsu]]* [[Shirodhara]]* [[Soft Tissue Release]]* [[Sports Massage]]* [[Stone Massage]]* [[Structural Integration]]* [[Swedish Massage]]* [[Thai Massage]]* [[Therapeutic Touch]]* Traditional [[Chinese Massage]]* Trager Approach* [[Trigger Point Therapy]]* [[Tui Na]]* [[Vibrational Healing Massage Therapy]]* [[Visceral Manipulation]]* [[Watsu]]* [[Zhi Ya]]
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[[Category:Massage Therapy]]
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