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Therapeutic massage is NOT a beauty treatment, and cannot be considered in the same vein as (for instance) a facial. It is bona-fide therapy which targets specific muscles '''or muscle groups''' in order to relieve the tension within them. It should not be confused with Chiropractic, which is designed to manipulate bones within the body's skeltal system.

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