Swedish Massage Defined
Contrary to popular belief, Swedish Massage was not
created by anyone from Sweden. The
History
of Swedish massage by Robert Calvert describes where Swedish massage came
from.
Swedish Massage is one of the most basic techniques that
are taught to professional massage therapists. The focus of Swedish
massage is general relaxation, stimulation of circulation, enhancing muscle tone
and is also therapeutic in reducing muscle tightness. A good Swedish
massage therapist will know how to apply the basic techniques to most any
condition, injury or situation.
The basic techniques of Swedish massage are Effleurage,
Pettrissge, Tapotement, Vibration, nerve strokes and Swedish gymnastics. A
chart summarizing the strokes and what they do can be found here.
It somehow has become the standard place to start but is
by no means the end. There are hundreds of different
types of massage.
Finding a therapist who does Swedish Massage is not
difficult. If you are looking for a massage therapist who does Swedish massage,
most everyone who went to massage school knows Swedish massage and then
some.
If you want to learn Swedish Massage, you can check out
the book section or find
out more about going to massage therapy school to become a
professional
massage therapist.
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