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. (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 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
