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What is the difference between massage therapies and a massage therapist?
A massage therapist is a person who performs massage therapy. Massage therapies are different modalities, or types, of massage; such as Swedish, Deep Tissue, Acupressure, Thai Yoga, Shiatsu, Reflexology, etc.
What types of service does the American Massage Therapy Association have?
The American Massage Therapy Association provides many different services. It allows one to find a massage therapist and also provides information on how to become a massage therapist.
What are the names of different types of massages?
The classic and most popular in the US is Swedish. Then there is Deep tissue, Neuromuscular, and Sports massage. If we broaden the topic to include bodywork, then we can also consider Thai yoga massage, acupressure, Shiatsu, Reflexology, and the list goes on.
What are the duties of a massage therapist?
There are many different types of massage therapy and many different services, depending on the facility that is offering them. The duties of the massage therapist would be predicated on the specific job description. This site describes the scope of massage therapy: http://altmedicine.about.com/od/treatmentsmtoq/a/massage.htm
What makes a Shiatsu massage different from other types of massage?
Unlike a standard body massage, Shitasu is different because it uses a specific technique. A form of Japanese bodywork, Shiatsu massage uses localized finger pressure done in a rhythmic sequence to relieve tension and stress from the body.
How does qi massage ditter from the other types of massage?
Qi massage differs from the other types of massage because it flows through specific pathways of the body called meridians.
How much do massage courses cost?
Massage courses differ on which massage one gets. There are many types of massages such as foot massage, body massage, back massage, neck massage, and oil massage.
What types of edema are contraindicated for massage?
The only types of edema that are contraindicated for massage are the undiagnosed, potentially pathogenic varieties. The best thing to do is ask your massage therapist or doctor.
What are the three classifications of geriatric massage?
three types of geriatric massage are good great and bad. those are the three types
Do you have to be an LMT to do massage?
If you want to do massage therapy professionally you will need a license. There are different designations in different parts of the country and in different states. You may be a licensed massage therapist (LMT), a certified massage therapist (CMT), a licensed massage and bodywork therapist (LMBT), or just massage therapist.
What types of massage in atherosclerosis?
Deep tissue
How do you give a body massage?
There are multiple ways and techniques to performing a massage on someone! There are seated massages, deep tissue massage, and various types of massages that have been proven to yield different results! I would Goggle "NACAMS" for more information on how to perform many of these types of massages!
