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Massage Therapy is highly regarded as an alternative therapy to conventional medicinal therapies, defined as a profession in which the practitioner intends on positively affecting the well-being and health of a patient through applying manual technique and adjunctive therapies.

Diverse physiological effects that are due to the therapists hand movements over the patients body are included in the art of massage therapy, these different movements can physically stretch ligaments, muscles, tendons and fascia, inhibit muscular spasm, boost circulation through tissue and have either a stimulating or sedating effect on the nervous system.

Therapuetic massage helps in improving the function of the lymphatic, muscular, circulatory, skeletal and nervous systems and may be attributed to the rate in which a body recovers from illness or injury.

Massage Therapy in it's most basic form is the use of different oils and strokes that work on accumulated stress in different areas of the body and aide in the relaxing of mind and body.

Different kinds of massage therapy include:

Back Massage
Chest Massage
Abdomen Massage
Legs and Feet Massage
Abdomen Massage
Face and Head Massage
Neck and Shoulder Massage
Arm and Hand Massage
Pregnancy Massage
Infant and Toddler/Child Massage

Throughout the world therapists use many different types of massage, approximately 200 different techniques are known and include:

Zero Balancing
Sports Massage
Thai Massage
Swedish Massage
Infant Massage
Relaxation Massage
Oriental Massage

The latter includes techniques such as Acupressure, Lomi Lomi, Jin Shin, Amma Therapy, Shiatsu and Chi Nei Tsang.

Massage therapy can also be found to be incorporated with such therapies as Reflexology, Reiki, Aromatherapy, Hellerwork, Rolfing and Osteopathy.

For those who have never experienced Massage Therapy it will be interesting for you to note the physical benefits which can include:

Reducing blood pressure
Improving posture
Strengthen immune system
Assists in relieving the effects of eye strain and tension headache
Relieves muscle stiffness and tension
Assists with the process of healing sprains and strains, helps to foster faster healing of these problems lessens the likelihood of excessive scar tissue forming
Reduces pain and swelling
Rehabilitates after sports injury and surgical procedures
Can aide in treating musculoskeletal problems

And let's not forget that Massage Therapy has emotional benefits also not the least of which is total relaxation! These include:

An enhanced capacity for creativity and calm thinking
Reduces anxiety levels
Increases awareness of the mind-body connection
Creates awareness of your own body
Promotes/Increases a relaxed state of mental alertness
Can satisfy the need for a caring, nurturing touch
Assists in achieving an overall sense of well being

Whether you are a high-flying, highly stressed executive or a very busy stay-at-home Mom, you will definitely benefit from treating yourself to a wonderful massage therapy.

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