| Spending the day being pampered and taken care | | | | The next massage therapy technique is |
| of at a spa is mostly any woman's, and some | | | | acupressure. It uses the same focal points as |
| men's, dream of a perfect day. Because spa | | | | acupuncture but there are no needles involved. |
| treatments are different for everyone's needs, | | | | The masseuse uses a series of touches with |
| one needs to consider which massage therapy | | | | fingers, palms, and hands ranging in pressure |
| techniques they would like used on their body. | | | | gauges from gentle to medium to activate the |
| Everyone has different pain tolerances so if the | | | | meridians under the skin. This treatment is used |
| slightest nudge into one's back muscle causes | | | | to heal and help cure muscle pain and headaches. |
| unspeakable pain, a deep tissue massage would | | | | It also is meant to relieve stress and soothe the |
| not be the massage for that person. The | | | | mind as well as soothing the body. This circulation |
| following three descriptions of massage techniques | | | | of blood is also a benefit of this treatment. The |
| vary from the Swedish massage to a prenatal | | | | cost and time that this massage needs is 40 |
| massage. This should help the reader gauge which | | | | dollars per treatment per hour. |
| massage is in their tolerance for pain. | | | | The third type of massage therapy technique is |
| The most gentle of these three massage therapy | | | | the Swedish massage and is the hardest massage |
| techniques is the prenatal massage. Obviously, a | | | | of all three techniques mentioned above. There |
| woman's pregnant body cannot and should not be | | | | are five massage strokes that are used during |
| subjected to a lot of pressure, so if one's pain | | | | this technique and the pressure that the |
| tolerance is low, this would be a perfect massage | | | | masseuse uses can vary dramatically from |
| technique to try before any others. This particular | | | | person to person. This technique is considered a |
| therapy can help alleviate the aches and pains | | | | deep tissue therapy technique, so it will cause |
| which go along with being pregnant. It can reduce | | | | some pain, if one is not accustomed to this type |
| swelling in the body and especially the feet. It | | | | of therapy. It is used to improve the circulation of |
| helps ease headaches and an upset stomach | | | | blood and muscle tension within strained body |
| which can help reduce or eliminate morning | | | | parts. Again, this is a harder technique used to |
| sickness. If that is not enough reason to get this | | | | stimulate the deep muscles and tissues so some |
| massage therapy technique, then nothing else is. | | | | discomfort or pain should be expected. |