What Types of Massage Therapy are considered Medical Massage?
I believe all forms of Massage Therapy can be therapeutic when applied by a skillful and knowledgeable Therapist; therefore Medical Massage is not limited to any particular specific technique. We incorporate several approaches in our Medical Massage Practitioner training, including, but not limited to, Muscle Testing, Neuromuscular Therapy, Myofascial Release, Positional Release, Trigger Point Therapy, and Rehabilitative Stretching Procedures. It is common for some to play down the effects of so called Relaxation Massage and to even call it Fluff but as we learn more about the stress response and its role in creating disease, we see a definite need for this type of service when necessary. Cardiologists and Psychiatrists are excellent referral sources. The capacity to combine the intuitive and scientifically proven principles defines the art and science of Medical Massage Therapy.
