Massage Therapy
Massage is the practice of soft tissue manipulation with
physical (anatomical), functional (physiological), and
psychological purposes and goals. The word comes from the
French massage "friction of kneading", or from Arabic massa
meaning "to touch, feel or handle" or from Latin massa
meaning "mass, dough". In distinction the ancient Greek word
for massage was anatripsis and the Latin was frictio.
Massage involves acting on and manipulating the body with
pressure – structured, unstructured, stationary, or moving –
tension, motion, or vibration, done manually or with
mechanical aids. Target tissues may include muscles,
tendons, ligaments, skin, joints, or other connective
tissue, as well as lymphatic vessels, or organs of the
gastrointestinal system. Massage can be applied with the
hands, fingers, elbows, knees, forearm, and feet. There are
over eighty different recognized massage modalities.The most
cited reasons for introducing massage as therapy have been
client demand and perceived clinical effectiveness.
In professional settings massage involves the client being
treated while lying on a massage table, sitting in a massage
chair, or lying on a mat on the floor. The massage subject
may be fully or partly unclothed. Parts of the body may be
covered with towels or sheets.
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At the Wirral Complimentary Clinic we are passionate about
massage and would like to encourage people to take
responsibility for their own health and wellbeing.
Sports massage should play an important part in the life of any sportsman or woman whether they are injured or not. Massage has a number of benefits both physical, physiological and psychological.