Category: Massage Theory
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Basic Swedish Massage
Basic Swedish Massage is such a wonderful technique when you really think about it. It is what is taught in basic massage school and is also what is used in most couples massage classes. Swedish Massage is really a big part of the history of the massage therapy profession. The term may also be used…
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Depression and Massage
Massage therapy is being used more and more to work with conditions such as Depression and for a good reason: The strongest evidence we have in massage research shows that massage has a significant impact on these conditions and because stress and anxiety are also known to be the cause of other health conditions. While…
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Types of Sports Massage and it’s benefits
Event massage – Pre-event, during event and Post-event. This usually occurs on-site at the actual sports events. Pre-event massage is different than post event massage. Pre-event massage is done before the event to further assist in the athletes warm up (but does not replace their physical warm up process) which requires that you have an…
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Sports Massage Careers: Training
Education Requirements: Basic Massage School is required to become a sports massage therapist. Each state has a different number of hours of education that are required to become a professional massage therapist. You will have to find out what is required in your state and then find a massage school that will fulfill those requirements…
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Learn Chair Massage
Learn Chair Massage/Build a Chair Massage Business History of Chair Massage David Palmer was the first to popularize the concept of doing seated massage on fully clothed people in a public or office setting. His article A Brief History of Chair Massage in Positive Health Magazine tells a story of how he was just wanting to help…