About Massage Therapy
Techniques may be applied with or without the aid of lubricants, salt or herbal preparations, hydromassage, thermal massage or a massage stones that mimics or enhances the actions possible by human hands. The purpose of the practice of massage is to enhance the general health and well-being of the recipient.
Massage does not include the diagnosis of a specific pathology, the prescription of drugs or controlled substances, spinal manipulation or those acts of physical therapy that are outside the scope of massage therapy.
Methods Massage Therapy Methods: Acupressure AMMA Therapy Animal Acupressure Animal Massage Appropriate Touch Aqua Massage Aquassage Benjamin System of Muscular Therapy Bindegewebsmassage (connective tissue massage) Cayce/Reilly Massage Chair Massage Chinese Massage Classical Massage Chinese Massage (cupping) Complete Decongestive Therapy Connective Tissue Massage Corporate Massage Cross-Fiber Friction Cyriax Massage Dance Injury Massage Deep Massage Deep Tissue Massage Dr. Vodder's Manual Lymph Drainage Equirub Equine Touch Equissage Esalen Massage Facial Massage G-Jo Acupressure Geriatric Massage Hama Massage Hoffa Massage Technique Holistic or Constitutional Massage Horse Massage Hot Stone Massage Indian Head Massage (Champissage) Infant Massage Innovative Pet Therapy Integrative Acupressure Internal Organ Massage Intrasoral Massage IPTouch Kriya Massage Kurashova Massage LaStone Therapy Lomilomi (Hawaiian Massage) Lymphatic Drainage Massage Lymphedma Therapy Manual Massage Therapy Massage Body Mechanics Massage Instructors Massage Therapy Instructors McMillan Massage Technique Maya Abdominal Massage Medical Massage Mennell Massage Technique Mother Massage Myotherapy and Bonnie Prudden Myotherapy Neuromuscular Therapy Okazaki Restorative Massage Pediatric Massage Pet Massage Pregnancy Massage Push Therapy Range of Motion Remedial Massage Russian Massage Sabai or Sa-wan Therapy Safe Touch Seated Massage Service Through Touch Sports Massage St. John Neuromuscular Therapy Swedish Massage Tellington Touch Temporomandibular Joint Therapy Thai Massage Therapeutic Touch Theresa Pfrimmer Method of Deep Muscle Therapy Tibetan Massage Touch for Health Touch Therapy Instructors Touch to T.E.A.C.H. Trauma Touch Therapy Trigger Point Therapy Tui-Na (Chinese Massage) Vibrational Healing Massage Therapy Visceral Manipulation Watsu Wurn Technique
Coverage & Cost
Professional liability (malpractice) and general (premises or ‘slip & fall’) liability for one low price: $179yr
Massage Therapists $2 million of coverage per year