What is Massage Therapy?
What is massage therapy? The official definition of massage therapy is the act of treating the body by rubbing, patting, or the like, as to stimulate circulation or relieve tension. My definition of massage therapy is the manipulation of soft tissue to relieve muscle soreness and pain and increase circulation and flexibility. Massage therapists use tools such as hands, thumbs, fingers, knuckles, elbows, and sometimes even feet to apply pressure to muscles in just the right places. Massage therapist also move the limbs of clients to facilitate joint movement and muscle stretching. When done properly, massage can speed the healing of injured muscles by increasing the oxygen supply to the damaged muscle and speeding the rate at which waste is carried out of the muscle. Touch was the earliest form of communication. Massage is believed to have been among the first healing arts practiced by humans. To find out more about the history of massage click here. The History of Massage
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