Massage & Bodywork
Methods and Techniques
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There are over 80 different types of massage techniques which are also known as modalities. As a massage therapist, you will eventually specialize in several modalities.
The variety of massage modalities reflect the therapies and techniques involved in the approaches to bodywork and soft tissue manipulation. The following is a list of the modalities you may want to study:
- Acupressure
- Acupuncture
- Alexander Technique
- Aromatherapy
- Ashiatsu Oriental Bar Therapy
- Asian Bodywork
- Ayurvedic Massage Therapy
- Colonic Massage
- Connective Tissue Massage
- Cranio-Sacral Therapy
- Deep Tissue Massage
- Feldenkrais
- Hot Stone Massage
- Iridology
- Lomi Lomi
- Lymph Drainage Therapy
- Lypossage
- Massotherapy
- Myofascial Release
- Neuromuscular Therapy
- Orthopedic Massage
- Polarity Therapy
- Posture Perfect
- Pregnancy Massage
- Reflexology
- Reiki Massage
- Rolfing
- Rosen Method
- Shiatsu
- Soft Tissue Massage
- Spa Treatment
- Sports Massage
- Swedish Massage
- Thai
- Thalassotherapy
- Therapeutic Touch
- Traditonal Chinese Medicine
- Trager Approach
- Trigger Point Massage
- Tui na Massage
- Visceral Manipulation
- Watsu
- Zero Balancing