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Although you may just think of massage as a way of pulling the stress from your body and becoming completely relaxed, it actually has other health benefits. Of course, relieving stress is a definite benefit, it also helps blood flow, stimulates lymph and endorphin release. It aids nutrients and oxygen to reach tissue and organs as well as removing toxins from the body.

Types of Massage Therapies

Swedish Massage is the most well known type of massage therapy known in the U.S. and is quite often just called “Massage.” The therapist uses circular, kneading and long strokes on muscles with oil or lotion.

Aromatherapy Massage uses essential oils in tandem with massage. The essential oil used depends on what is needed for the specific person. This type of massage is more often used when there is an emotional component relating to a physical condition.

Hot Stone Massage uses warm stones on particular parts of the body to balance the energy centers as well as loosen and warm tight muscles.

Deep Tissue Massage is used to work on the deeper layers of connective tissues and muscles. This type of massage is used for conditions such as chronically tight muscles as well as injury recovery or a strain that keeps coming back. This type of massage may leave the individual sore for several days after.

Shiatsu is a Japanese form of massage that uses a particular finger sequence on meridian points of the body. It is much like acupuncture and acupressure in that it attempts to improve the energy flow and balance the body.

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