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12/14/2017 / By Zoey Sky
Massage therapy refers to the manual manipulation of soft body tissues (muscle, connective tissue, tendons, and ligaments) to enhance an individual’s health and well-being. There are dozens of types of massage therapy methods and they are called modalities.
While there are several types of massage, the two fundamental categories are:
Massage therapy has been practiced for thousands of years, and references to this healing art can be seen in writings from ancient China, Japan, India, Arabic nations, Egypt, Greece, and Rome.
Massage therapy was widely used in Europe during the Renaissance. In the 1850s, two American physicians who studied in Sweden introduced massage therapy to the U.S. The healing art took off, and it was promoted for various health purposes.
However, with scientific and technological advances in medical treatment during the 1930s and 1940s, massage therapy fell out of favor in the country. Interest in massage therapy revived in the 1970s, especially among athletes.
The bulk of scientific research concerning massage therapy is preliminary or conflicting, but most of the evidence has determined its beneficial effects on pain and other symptoms connected to other health conditions. Much of the evidence suggests that these effects are short term and that people must keep getting massages to enjoy the benefits of this healing art.
People undergo massage therapy for different health-related purposes such as:
Massage therapy helps support several body systems by:
Massage therapy refers to the manual manipulation of soft body tissues (muscle, connective tissue, tendons, and ligaments) to enhance an individual’s health and well-being.
The bulk of scientific research concerning massage therapy is preliminary or conflicting, but most of the evidence has determined beneficial effects on pain and other symptoms connected to other health conditions.
Massage therapy offers the following benefits:
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