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Revision as of 03:58, 12 January 2013

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
• 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 Massage
• 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
• Myomassology
• Naprapathy
• Oncology Massage
• Orthopedic Massage
• Osteopathy
• 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
• Trigger Point Therapy
• Tui Na
• Untie
• Vibrational Healing Massage Therapy
• Visceral Manipulation
• Watsu
• Zhi Ya