There are a wide variety of massage techniques. Some approaches combine massage with bodywork. Please click on the hyperlink below to go the topic on this page.

Note: The definitions that follow provide a brief explanation of only a few of the techniques currently in practice. These definitions have been compiled from a wide variety of sources. While some were supplied by the developer of the technique, others were supplied by associations and educational institutions involved with the individual technique. 

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Some Massage Modalities

Acupressure

Alexander Technique

Amma Therapy

Aromatherapy

Aston Patterning

Bioenergetics

Bowen Technique

Canadian Deep Muscle Massage

Chair Massage

Chi Nei Tsang

Core Energetics

Craniosacral Therapy

Cross Fiber Massage

Deep Muscle Massage

Deep Tissue Massage

Equine Massage

Eslan Massage

Haelan

Hakomi Therapy

Hellerwork

Hemme Approach

Holographic Technique

Horse Massage

Hoshino Therapy

Hot Stone Massage

Infant Massage

Integrative Massage

Jin Shin Jitsu

Lomilomi Massage

LooyenWork

Lymph System Massage

Myofascial

Myotherapy

Naprapathy

Neuromuscular Therapy

On-Site Massage

Ortho-Bionomy Loosely

Oshiatsu

Pfrimmer Deep Muscle

Polarity Therapy

Postural Integration

Pregnancy Massage

Rebalancing

Reflexology

Reiki

Rolfing

Rosen Method

Rubenfeld Synergy Method

Seated Massage

Shiatsu

Soma Neuromuscular Integration

Sport Massage

Structural Integration

Swedish Massage

Tellington Touch

Thai Massage

Therapeutic Touch

Touch For Health

Trager

Trauma Erase

Trauma Touch Therapy

Tuina Medical Massage from China

Watsu

Zero Balancing


Alternate and more detailed Descriptions of some Massage Modalities

Swedish or therapeutic massage

Acupressure and Shiatsu

Reflexology

Pediatric and pregnancy massage

Sports massage

Trigger-point therapy

Rolfing

Myofascial release

Hellerwork

Lymphatic massage

Beindegewebsmassage or connective tissue massage

Tuina

Thai massage

Eslan massage

Aromatherapy massage

Kripalu massage



Bodywork can be categorized according to their approaches, such as

Structural Approaches

Rolfing

Trigger Point Therapy

Hellerwork

Soma

CORE

Postural Integration

Beindegewebsmassage or Connective Tissue Massage

Bowen Technique

Lauren Berry Method

Myofascial Release









Neuro-Muscular Re-Educational Approaches

Alexander Technique

The Trager Approach

Feldenkrais Method

Ortho-Bionomy

Emotional/Psychological Approaches

Rosen Method  

Hakomi Integrative Somatics

SHEN – Physio-Emotional Release Therapy

Reich’s Bioenergetics

Jin Shin Do

Rubenfeld Synergy Method

Hellerwork

Somato-Emotional Release


Energy Approaches

Polarity Therapy

Reiki

Therapeutic Touch

Jin Shin Jyotsu

Zero Balancing

 

Other Approaches

Craniosacral Therapy

Visceral Maniupulation

Other Non-Massage Methods:


Yoga

Pilates Method

Acupuncture

 





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