What are the varieties of massage?

Today, in the world there are a huge number of varieties of massage. May be such that 1-a kind of massage has a couple of names. For example: Swedish, as well as the classic 1 is in the form of massage, just foreigners say "Swedish", and we - "classic". By the way, highly classical in Moscow you can do by visiting a massage centre, Ile de Provence.

Therapeutic massage you can call almost any kind, and between preventive and hygienic massage is more of a theoretical difference than a practical one. All kinds of massage reflectory affects different systems and organs. Also separately, you can allocate and reflexology massage. A unified classification of massage is not now.

Next, we consider 2-ve classification of massage (Oriental and European) that show 2 Islands of different approach.

What are the system massage?

European

the Classic European massage is a set of techniques by which it is possible to make a cosmetic, medical, sports and hygienic massage without any specials. impact directly on the reflex zones.

this massage include the following:

• Finnish;
• Swedish;
• Russian.

Eastern

Varieties of Oriental massage

• health (hygiene);
• sport;
• treatment;
• cosmetic.

massage Techniques

• manual;
• combined (a combination of hardware and manual);
• hardware.

Forms of massage:

• private,
• General;
• the massage.

For example, in the book "Sports massage", V. I. Dubrovsky shows this classification:

massage Techniques

• the equipment (hardware)
• Feet (foot operated);
• (manual);
• Back, chest, buttocks;
• Brushes;
• Massagers.

Topography of massage:

• Local (zone, local);
• the General (whole body).

massages:

• Sport;
• Hygienic;
• Segmental reflex;
• Preventive (prophylactic);
• Treatment;
• Cosmetic;
• self-Massage;
• Children's;   
• intensive care;
• Gynecological;
• Hardware;
• Percussion;
• Urological;
• Cryo (cold).

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