You’re in pain, stressed, and you need a massage – but you’re not sure where to go. There’s deep tissue massage, sports massage, and remedial massage, to name but a few. But why so many definitions? Is somebody trying to confuse us?
At it’s most fundamental, massage therapy (and for that matter most bodywork) is about *manipulation* of the muscoskeletal system.
So far, so simple.
But historically, business people have tried to name, and define their brand. By naming their product, they are able to to market it – to sell it, and in the case of massage therapy, to teach it.
So every massage therapy has a different name, and, when you consider that every massage therapist has had a different a different training, and has different personal skill sets, it’s easy to see why you can find yourself both confused and disappointed when you go for a treatment.
It is worth noting that an experienced, developed, able therapist will allow these imaginary divisions to blur – as each person who requests a treatment has their own unique requirements. We at City Sports Massage constantly challenge our therapists during their in-house training, with perceptions of what constitutes ’sports massage’.
To give you an idea of ‘definitions’, you can read an outline of our massage treatments here.
But please remember; what is essential to you receiving a good treatment, is that your therapist is *listening* to you, and has the skills and experience to communicate with your body.
It’s not really about the definition of the treatment, it’s about the definition of the relationship.
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