... patients. The second category of therapeutic touch is Contemporary Western massage. Although this system is also based on the concepts of anatomy, a wide range of manipulative techniques is included that goes beyond the original framework of Swedish massage. The most well-known methods of massage in the this category are neuromuscular massage and sports massage ("Massage Therapy" 2). Neuromuscular massage, also known ... as "adhesion", not allowing free movement. Involving a form of deep tissue work, the goal of Rolfing is to bring the major segments, such as the head, shoulder, thorax,...

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