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Common Massage Techniques

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Swedish Massage

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Uses long strokes, kneading, and deep circular movements to help relax and energize the body.

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Deep Tissue Massage

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Targets the deeper layers of muscle and connective tissue with slower strokes and friction techniques to release chronic muscle tension.

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Shiatsu Massage

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A Japanese technique that uses finger pressure to stimulate acupressure points, aligning the body's energies and promoting balance.

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Thai Massage

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Involves passive stretching and gentle pressure along the body's energy lines to increase flexibility, relieve muscle and joint tension, and balance the body's energy systems.

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Hot Stone Massage

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Uses smooth, heated stones placed on specific points on the body to warm and loosen tight muscles and balance energy centers.

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Aromatherapy Massage

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Massage therapy with essential oils added to the massage oil, inhaled directly or diffused to provide therapeutic benefits.

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Sports Massage

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Designed to prevent and treat injuries, improve flexibility, and enhance athletic performance, this massage uses combinations of techniques that are specific to the athlete's sport of choice.

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Reflexology

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Focuses on applying pressure to the specific nerve zones in your feet (and sometimes hands and ears), it's based on a theory that these body parts correspond to certain organs and body systems.

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Trigger Point Therapy

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Aimed at mitigating the source of the pain through cycles of isolated pressure and release on trigger points, which are tight areas within muscle tissue that cause pain in other parts of the body.

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Prenatal Massage

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Tailored specifically to the needs of pregnant women and their changing bodies, it aims to relax tense muscles, ease sore spots, improve circulation and mobility, and just make you feel good.

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