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It is not an exaggeration to say that our hands are a hidden genius simply waiting to be unleashed. Buried within them is a special talent that requires further exploration. Massaging is a technique that goes much beyond the ordinary and literal activity of your hands. It is one of the ancient healing arts. The Hindus, Persians, Egyptians and the Chinese have used different forms of massage for relaxation and treating a vast array of ailments. Records as early as 3000 years back document the use of massage. Papers written by Hippocrates reveal the recommendations of rubbing and friction for circulatory and joint ailments.

Today, massage is a part of a whole lot of physical rehabilitation programs. A wide variety of chronic ailments like arthritis, fatigue, high blood pressure, low back pain, diabetes, infertility, depression, smoking cessation etc., can be effectively relieved through massage. Not to forget the relief that it fosters to the daily grind of tension and stress that we undergo.

Massage is an art of body work and a combination of somatic therapies that are applied with a variety of techniques to the soft tissues or muscles of the human body. Through massage, these soft tissues are efficiently manipulated that results in the reduction of stress and fatigue as the circulation of the body is greatly enhanced. There are a lot of variations in the massage techniques which account for the intended results.

The touch therapies constitute manipulation of movements that are ensured through re-patterning. These can also induce structural changes in the body. The ‘somatic’ aspect involves ‘the body’. This inadvertently refers to the body-mind approach or the whole-body approach. This is means that ‘massage’ as a technique is a lot distinct from the physiology-only perspective. The environmental perspective is very much incorporated within it.

There are over 250 varieties of massage and such related somatic therapies. These techniques go beyond the familiar stroking, tapping, kneading, compression, vibration, friction, rocking and application of pressure to the soft tissues of the body. Massage can also involve certain non-forceful passive or inactive movement in order to stimulate the energetic systems of the body. There can be liberal usage of lotions, oils and powders that helps to reduce the friction on the skin.

Where adjustments and manipulation of the human skeletal or tissue structure is concerned, it is advisable to acquire the services of a licensed practitioner.