What is “massage” and what is “bodywork”?
For simplicity, the word “massage” is often used to refer to all aspects of massage and bodywork. “Massage” itself is commonly defined as something along the lines of application of pressure, friction or strain (as by rubbing, stroking, kneading, tapping, compression, vibration, rocking or other methods) with the hands or other instruments to manipulate the muscles, joints and/or other tissues of the body for therapeutic, holistic, or yes, even affectionate physical, emotional and/or mental responses. On the other hand, Webster’s dictionary defines “bodywork” as “therapeutic touching or manipulation of the body by using specialized techniques”. As such, the term “bodywork” might refer to specialized methods, therapies or techniques (e.g., Shiatsu, Rolfing, Trager, Reflexology, Reiki, etc.) that might be used alone for their own purposes or combined with massage. On MassageAnywhere.com and elsewhere, the terms “massage” and “bodywork” as used by various providers may also have other bro
For simplicity, the word “massage” is often used to refer to all aspects of massage and bodywork. “Massage” itself is often defined as something along the lines of application of pressure, friction or strain (as by rubbing, stroking, kneading, tapping, compression, vibration, rocking or other methods) with the hands or other instruments to manipulate the muscles, joints and/or other tissues of the body for therapeutic, holistic, or yes, even affectionate physical, emotional and/or mental responses. On the other hand, Webster’s dictionary defines “bodywork” as “therapeutic touching or manipulation of the body by using specialized techniques”. As such, the term “bodywork” might refer to specialized methods, therapies or techniques (e.g., Shiatsu, Rolfing, Trager, Reflexology, Reiki, etc.) that might be used alone for their own purposes or combined with massage. On MassageAnywhere.com and elsewhere, the terms “massage” and “bodywork” as used by various providers may also have other broade
