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Top 25 Terms Massage Therapy Students Should Know
During massage therapy school, students will have to use many terms. The following are the top 25 general massage therapy career terms a student should know:
- Amma: Chinese massage technique of locating the most effective points for movement and manipulation.
- Asian Bodywork Therapies: Bodywork learned during a massage therapy program that is focused on traditional Asian medicine.
- Ayurvedic Massage: Soft tissue manipulation influenced by Indian theories of health and disease.
- Clinical Massage Therapy: Using massage to treat medical
- Cryotherapy: Applying cold for therapeutic purposes.
- Deep Tissue Massage: Using one finger, thumb, several fingers, or the entire hand to deeply massage tissues.
- Direct Pressure: Applying force with thumb, finger, elbow or knuckle to compress tissues.
- Esalen Massage: Simplified form of Swedish massage that connects one’s inner self with others; coursework often offered to those seeking a massage therapy major.
- Hydrotherapy: Using water for therapeutic purposes.
- Lomilomi: Ancient Hawaiian massage therapy meant for healing.
- Myofascial Massage: Techniques used to restore mobility in fascia and soften rigid connective tissue.
- Neuromuscular Therapy: Massage used to deactivate myofascial trigger points.
- Polarity Therapy: Bodywork that balances life energy and encourages relaxation using touch and gentle rocking.
- Pregnancy Massage: Bodywork that you may learn while getting a massage therapy degree and that is meant to relieve pain and meet the special needs of pregnant women.
- Reflexology: Zone therapy bodywork in which pressing the feet or hands relieves corresponding body parts.
- Shiatsu: Japanese bodywork that balances the flow of energy.
- Sports Massage: Massage therapy techniques for health, wellbeing and increased performance of athletes.
- Stone Massage: Using hot or cold stones to massage the body.
- Swedish Massage: A common variety of massage therapy in health clubs, resorts and spas.
- Thai Massage: Passive or assisted yoga that focuses on stretching and loosening.
- Thermal Therapy: Applying heat or cold modalities for therapy.
- Tui Na: Chinese massage focused on kneading, pushing and stretching.
- Western Massage: American and European techniques including effleurage, friction, joint movements, petrissage, tapotement, touch-without-movement and vibration.
- Zen Shiatsu: Asian bodywork developed by Shizuto Masunaga of Japan.
- Zhi Ya: Chinese massage based on acupressure.
questions for massage therapy?
______ movements were an early precursor to and influence on today’s swedish massage. A dance B neuromuscular C. deep tissue or D gymnastics I think the answer is C deep tissue
E. Read your study material and answer the question yourself.
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