Massage methods

Practitioners of massage include massage therapists, athletic trainers and physical therapists. Massage practitioners work in a variety of medical and recreational settings and may travel to private residences or businesses. Contraindications to massage include deep vein thrombosis, bleeding disorders or taking blood thinners such as Warfarin, damaged blood vessels, weakened bones from cancer, osteoporosis, or fractures, and fever.

Acupressure
Anma
Ayurvedic massage
Balinese massage
Barefoot Deep Tissue
Bowen therapy
Breema
Champissage
Deep Tissue Massage
Esalen Massage
Hilot
Lomi Lomi and indigenous massage of Oceania
Medical massage
Meso-American
Myofascial release
Postural Integration (PI)
Raynor Massage
Reflexology massage
Russian Massage
Shiatsu
Stone massage
Structural Integration
 Swedish massage
Thai massage
Traditional Chinese massage
Trager Approach
Trigger point therapy
Visceral manipulation
Watsu

Massage Oil

Many different types of oils can be used including fractionated coconut oil, grape seed oil, macadamia oil, sesame oil, pecan oil, and mustard oil. Aromatherapy oils such as neroli oil and pine oil can also be mixed with carrier oils. Salts are also used in association with oils to remove dry skin.

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