A treatment in which the soft tissues of the body are kneaded, rubbed, tapped, and stroked. Massage therapy may help people relax, relieve stress and pain, lower blood pressure, and improve circulatio [..]

Use of massage as a therapeutic modality.

Any method that involves pressing or similarly manipulating a person's soft tissues to promote the person's well-being.

Massage therapy is a general term referring to several practices of manipulating soft tissue for therapeutic purposes. Massage incorporates manual touch to improve circulation, relax muscles, improve [..]

Manipulation of soft tissue by kneading, friction, effleurage, petrissage, or tapotement of the soft tissues, including muscles, tendons, ligaments, fascia and connective tissue, for increasing circulation; reducing toxins from the lymphatic system; providing oxygen and nutrients to damaged or weakened muscle areas; and reducing spasms that cause p [..]

medical treatment that involves manipulation of the body tissues with a focus on muscles, circulation, and the nervous system.

In medicine, a lump in the body. It may be caused by the abnormal growth of cells, a cyst, hormonal changes, or an immune reaction. A mass may be benign (not cancer) or malignant (cancer).

A hands-on therapy in which essential oils are applied to the body for emotional and physical benefits.

A generic term that denotes both (a) the promotion of health and well-being by way of soft tissue manipulation and movement of the body and (b) a health care profession engaged in by massage practitioners. Specialties within the massage therapy profession are defined by virtue of those client populations served, health conditions treated, and inter [..]