The massage therapy usually intended to reduce fatigue and stress and improve blood circulation. Massage is very old healing method. It was mentioned in Chinese documents more then 3,000 years ago. Ancient Egyptians and Persians applied different forms of therapeutic massage and Hippocrates wrote about massage benefits. Today massage therapy is widely used for many chronic conditions, including arthritis, fatigue, diabetes, high blood pressure, depression, and more. There are more then 300 massage
techniques and good massage therapist usually utilize multiple techniques. To reduce friction on the skin different kind of oils, powders and lotions are used for massage.
The American Massage Therapy Association (AMTA) represents more than 58,000 massage therapists. AMTA works to establish massage therapy as integral to the maintenance of good health and complementary to other therapeutic processes; to advance the profession through ethics and standards, continuing education, professional publications, legislative efforts, public education, and fostering the development of members. Look for an Massage Therapist in your area.
