Different Types of Massage

Big Chart on all of the Different Types of Massage

Massage Forms and Styles — Massage and Bodywork Application

ELAP— Learning objectives for Foundation Principles and Skills,

• Application Methods,
• The Massage or Bodywork Session, Sample Form: Western
• Integration of Application Methods, Sample Form: Eastern Integration of Application Methods. 

The titles of sub-topics for Massage and Bodywork
Application demonstrate this new approach:
• Core Concepts in Massage and Bodywork Application
• Forces and Soft-Tissue Deformation
• Gliding Methods
• Torsion Methods
• Shearing Methods
• Elongation Methods
• Oscillating Methods
• Percussive Methods
• Joint Movement Methods
• Hot and Cold Methods

ELAP Recommendations: Conditions: Having completed 13 hours of instruction in foundation principles and skills, the learner is expected to:
• Demonstrate knowledge of the key terms and concepts related to an overview of massage/bodywork forms and styles, positioning, and draping, on a written examination.
• Correctly bolster clients safely and comfortably in the prone, supine, side-lying, and semi-reclined positions, on a practical evaluation.
• Correctly drape clients modestly and comfortably while exposing appropriate body areas for massage/bodywork, on a practical evaluation.
• Correctly assist a client on and off a massage table while keeping the client draped, on a practical evaluation.