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Your body’s pretty good at letting you know it needs a massage—if only it could also tell you what type of massage it would most benefit from. If you’re new to massage or have never ventured past your normal Swedish session, it might be confusing to navigate all the different types of massage out there. Luckily, we’re here to help you decipher the many different styles and benefits of massage so you can book the one that’s best for you.
Acupuncture
Acupuncture is a traditional Chinese method used to relieve some health conditions and symptoms such as pain. Very small, thin stainless steal needles are inserted into the skin at “acupoints.” These needles rebalance your body’s energy.
Benefit: Relief from long term pain including migraines, back pain and arthritis.
Try it if: you’re struggling with chronic or recurring pain.
Reflexology
Reflexology is a specialized for of foot massage. Practitioners stimulate precise point on the feet that are believed to correlate to other organs and bodily systems
Benefits: Traditionally, reflexology is believed to help correct imbalances throughout the body. But like any foot massage, it’s also great for relieving tension brought on by wearing high heels or being on your feet all day.
Try it if: you’re curious as to how reflexology can reveal other issues with your health OR if you just need an excuse to put your feet up for a while.
Foot Massage
Just what it sounds like: a relaxing massage for the feet.
Benefits: Unlike reflexology, which specifically aims to target other areas of the body, a traditional foot massage simply aims to provide relaxation to overworked feet.
Try it if: you have a job that requires you to stay on your feet all day.
Deep-Tissue Massage
As its name suggests, deep-tissue massage aims to relieve tension in the deeper layers of muscle tissue and fascia. Because of this, it uses more intense kneading techniques than Swedish.
Benefits: Deep-tissue massage is ideal for releasing chronic tension and may also help improve range of motion.
Try it if: you suffer from chronic aches and pains, or want more pressure than classic Swedish massage offers.
Hot-Stone Massage
Rather than relying solely on their hands to work out stubborn knots, the massage therapist places heated basalt stones on the back to help melt tight areas.
Benefits: Besides helping to relieve tense areas, the heat from the stones can help improve blood flow.
Try it if: you enjoy therapeutic heat and if you you suffer from hard-to-loosen trouble spots.
Sports Massage
Specifically designed with athletes in mind, sports massage is a variation on Swedish massage that aims to address aches caused by repetitive motion and help active people make a quicker recovery from stress and injury.
Benefits: Quicker workout recovery times, better range of motion, and improved performance are just a few of the benefits reported by those who receive regular sports massages.
Try it if: you play sports or frequently work out and want to keep your body in top condition.
Swedish Massage
This relaxation-focused session is what most people think of first when they think about massage. Therapists use a sequence of long, gliding strokes, kneads, and circular motions to help ease shallow tension in the muscles. Aromatherapy may be added to enhance relaxation.
Benefit: Besides helping to relax the muscles and ease superficial tension, Swedish massage may also help boost circulation throughout the body.
Try it if: you’re new to massage or you’re looking to relieve light-to-moderate tension in your back and shoulders
Trigger-Point Massage
Like deep-tissue massage, trigger-point massage aims to dispel chronic tension located deep in the muscles. But while deep tissue is ideal for tension spread out over a large area, trigger point is better for pain that radiates from a very specific spot (or spots).
Benefits: Eases pain caused by sciatica, rotator cuff issues, stiff joints, plantar fasciitis, and other specific issues.
Try it if: you suffer from any of the above ailments AND you can handle some tough love (trigger point massage has a reputation for being a little painful).
Shiatsu Massage
A Japanese style of massage rooted in Chinese medicine, shiatsu massage aims to eliminate blockages that keep the body’s energy force, or Qi, from flowing freely. Therapists use many different techniques, often employing their elbows, knees, and even their feet, as they work out tension from the back, joints, and limbs.
Benefits: Shiatsu massage is regarded as an excellent form of stress release, as it promotes good circulation and the production of oxytocin.
Try it if: you need to seriously de-stress and relax. Or, if you’re curious about Eastern types of massage and need a good introduction.
Massage therapists knead two clients side-by-side in the same room. Swedish massage is the typical modality used, but you may also request other types of massages, such as deep-tissue or hot stone.
Benefits: Though it often has a romantic context, a couples massage might help you reconnect with a close friend, sister, mother, daughter, or anyone you don’t mind being semi-undressed around.
Try it if: you’re looking to reconnect with a romantic partner or you can’t bear to be separated from your spa buddy for an hour.
Couples Massage
Prenatal Massage
This massage style aims to relieve pregnancy pains for expecting mothers. Instead of lying on her back, the client will either recline on her side or use a massage table with a hole cut in it that allows her to recline on her stomach.
Benefits: Reduces pain brought on by pregnancy, and also may help with depression, insomnia, and anxiety.
Try it if: your pregnancy is causing you significant lower back pain.
Cupping therapy uses small, handheld cups and the science of vacuums to release tension and increase blood flow in muscles and fascia. This therapy is typically done on areas of large muscle groups such as the back, hamstrings, and calves, but can be used in many areas of the body.
Benefits: With this technique, cupping is combined with therapeutic and targeted movement strategies to rehabilitate entire muscle groups. While cups are in place, athletes are led through specific stretches and exercises to activate and release areas of blockage and increase range of motion.
Try it if: you’re a professional athlete, active individual, or are experiencing pain conditions such as fibromyalgia, back pain, or arthritis.