Cupping has become the latest fad with many professional athletes being seen with the cupping marks on their bodies during competition. Cupping is the process of using glass, plastic or other cups to the skin to change the body’s energy system. Cupping is said to remove stagnation, dilates blood vessel to draw toxins to the […]
Types of Massage Therapy
Connective Tissue Massage
Connective Tissue is the substance in the bodies of animals and people which fills in the spaces between organs and connects muscles and bones. It develops in the embryo from the mesoderm. All connective tissue consists of three main components: fibers (elastic and collagenous fibers), ground substance and cells. The section on connective tissue will provide the basics about […]
Neuromuscular Therapy
Neuromuscular therapy is a type of massage/manual therapy that is often confusingly referred to as deep tissue massage therapy. NMT concentrates Neuromuscular technique (NMT) is a method of diagnostic and therapeutic value, which is simple in it’s application yet has enormous potential. ~Leon Chaitow. Soft Tissue Manipulation History of Neuromuscular therapy Taken mostly from NMT […]
Deep Tissue Massage Therapy
Deep Tissue Massage Therapy is defined by the Massage Therapy Body of Knowledge as: Deep Tissue– Description of the tissues beneath superficial structures which are being treated and not the techniques employed. This term is commonly misused to describe a specific technique. Deep Tissue Work/Massage– A generic term commonly used to describe a variety of […]
Traditional Healing Methods in the massage profession
The massage profession also includes many traditional healing methods that are not scientifically supported. It is important to understand Science Literacy and pseudoscience to understand the role traditional healing methods have in the massage profession. From my post on Science Literacy: It can help inform the science community of things to be studied. Many types […]