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An overview of general articles about Massage Therapy. For specific massage treatment modalities you may visit our topics about Thai Massage, Japanese Massage, or Tantra Massage, among others.

Korean Kyung-Rak Traditional Massage
Korean Kyung-Rak Traditional Massage
Traditional Korean Kyung-Rak Massage (also written Kyungrak or Kyeong-Rak) is a full-body deep tissue massage modality that works on Qi Meridian Energ [ ... ]
Japanese Restoration Therapy | Seifhukujitsu by Okazaki
Japanese Restoration Therapy | Seifhukujitsu by Okazaki
Restoration therapies are part of Japanese traditional martial arts training and are about physical well-being. In Japan, restoration therapies have b [ ... ]
Korean Traditional Massage
Korean Traditional Massage
Traditional Korean Massage is a mixture of other Asian massages — such as Chinese Tuina and Japanese Shiatsu — and heavily influenced by T [ ... ]
Korean Martial Therapy | KMT
Korean Martial Therapy | KMT
Korean Martial Therapy (KMT) is a traditional deep tissue massage modality, which applies massage strokes, body movement, stretches, acupressure, and [ ... ]
Tahitian Taurumi Massage | Traditional Bodywork
Tahitian Taurumi Massage | Traditional Bodywork
The Tahitian Taurumi Massage is a spiritual and therapeutic practice, part of indigenous Tahitian Traditional Medicine, and widely used across the Tah [ ... ]
Traditional Massage Encyclopedia | Reader’s Guide
Traditional Massage Encyclopedia | Reader’s Guide
We’ve recently published our book Encyclopedia of Traditional Massages. It’s quite a big book and we think it needs some preliminary expla [ ... ]
Mukha Abhyanga | Ayurvedic Facial Massage Therapy
Mukha Abhyanga | Ayurvedic Facial Massage Therapy
Mukha Abhyanga is an Ayurvedic Massage modality that uses medicinal herbal oils, butters, and creams to treat the facial area. In the West, this type [ ... ]
Traditional Nepalese Mustard Oil Massage
Traditional Nepalese Mustard Oil Massage
In Nepal, traditional oil care for postpartum mothers and their babies is an important practice. For newborns it’s very common to give a full-body m [ ... ]
World Massages | Traditional Massage History and Development
World Massages | Traditional Massage History and Development
In this post, we briefly discuss the traditional massage history, development and characteristics of various important geographical regions around the [ ... ]
Dagdagay | Filipino Foot Massage
Dagdagay | Filipino Foot Massage
Dagdagay is the traditional Filipino Foot Massage (part of Hilot massage and bodywork), which is characterized by the use of two bamboo sticks (or rat [ ... ]