What Are the Different Types of Massages?

Top 7 Most Common Massage

1. Swedish Massage Therapy

Massage Swedish is the traditional form of massage provided in most hospitals, gyms, spas, and wellness centres. Massage therapists generally start with large general strokes using lotion or oil and then turn to specific strokes to address problem areas.1 There are five basic strokes in Swedish

2. Massage with warm tissue.

Deep-tissue massage, as the name implies, helps to ease tension in the deeper layers of muscle tissue and fascia. As such it uses methods of kneading more intensively than Swedish.

Benefits: Deep-tissue massage is suitable to relieve chronic discomfort, and can also help improve motion range.

Use it if: you suffer from chronic aches and pains, or you like more support than traditional Swedish massage provides.

3. Myofascial release therapy

Myofascial release is the most basic form of massage therapy— so much so, in fact, that to complete it, the patient does not need outside help! Myofascial release defines the breaking down of strong fascia, the fibrous layer of connective tissue above and below the muscle. Fascia is what helps our body to shift and maintain various places in the body, and when we experience muscle tightness at the surface level, it is typically the fascia that is bunched and not the muscle below.

4. Chair Massage

You've also seen these odd contraptions at conferences, at the mall, at the nail parlors, at the airport and maybe even at your office. Chair massages have you sitting faced in a chair, so the doctor can massage you’re arms, shoulders and back much of the time. The good thing is that you don't need to take off your clothes or have slathered oils all over you. The negative thing is that you don't get a comprehensive whole-body massage as you do with other forms, and, because this is mostly performed in public locations, it can be very frustrating and not so soothing. But a chair massage will also get the stress out of your upper body, depending on the massage therapist.

You may see certain styles of chair massages, such as massage chairs in malls, putting in a few bucks to sit in, but if you're going to spend money on that, you could buy a nice home massage pillow as well.

5. Hot Stone Massage

In your massage experience, looking for some new element? Massage in hot stone stands out from the rest. The massage therapist puts hot stones on your body and makes regular use of them to offer massage. The impact enables the therapist to go deeper while using even lighter energy.

And of course the right heat level is a perfect way to release your muscle tension and increase your relaxation rates. Hot stone massage sessions also complement a daily massage experience and do not use stones solely over the entire period.

6. Shiatsu Massage

A type of Japanese bodywork, shiatsu involves localized pressure using fingers (or sometimes hands and elbows) of the practitioner, applied around the body in a rhythmic series. Each point is kept for 2 to 8 seconds or so.

With origins in traditional Chinese medicine, shiatsu's aim is to stimulate the body's acupressure points to improve energy flow and aid rebalance.

7. Trigger point massage

Like deep tissue massage, trigger point massage is meant to dissipate chronic discomfort that is deep within the muscles. But while deep tissue is perfect for spreading discomfort over a large area, trigger point is best for pain radiating from a very specific location (or spots).

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