Swedish massage is the most commonly offered as well as the best-known type of massage. In case it’s you’re first time at the spa, Swedish massage is the perfect place for you to start.
During a Swedish massage, massage therapists use massage oils in order to facilitate smooth, gliding strokes known as effleurage. Other classic Swedish massage moves include kneading, friction, besides stretching as well as, sometimes, tapping.
Swedish massage uses firm but gentle pressure in order to promote relaxation, ease muscle tension as well as create other health benefits. Generally during Swedish massage you’re nude under a towel or sheet. The therapist uncovers only that part of the body he/she is working on, a technique which is called “draping”.
You can keep your underwear on during a Swedish massage. Many newcomers do so. Feel free in order to state your preference for pressure during Swedish massage. It can range from light to firm. Swedish massage usually includes some amount of deeper work on areas of specific muscle tension. In case you want more intensive work as well as firmer pressure, get a deep tissue massage. Swedish massage was pioneered by a Swedish physiologist known as Henri Peter Ling, at the University of Stockholm in 1812. It was introduced to the U.S. in 1858 and was called “The Swedish Movement Cure.”
Swedish massage is the foundation for many other types of Western massage, such as sports massage, deep tissue massage as well as aromatherapy massage.