There are so many Asian Styles of massage therapy widely used all over the world as a source of alternative and complementary medicine. The Asian style massage therapies all share the same purpose with the other styles of massage therapy in keeping the body in good condition, as well as improving and boosting the natural capability of the human body to revitalize and heal itself.

Most of the Asian style therapeutic massage focuses on the energy points and pathways found all over the body of the patient. Some countries call energy as chi, qi, sen, zen and many more. Their primary goal is to keep the energy channels open and free of any clog as they believe that blocking these will result to inviting sickness for the patient. They also call an unhealthy individual as a person with imbalanced energy who needs to get his energy pathways realigned. Most of these styles focus on meridian points or key points on the body of the patient where they manipulate its condition.

Below are some of the most popular massage therapies that originated and developed on Asian countries:

Shiatsu – This type of massage therapy originated in Japan many centuries ago as a source of medical care for the Japanese during that time. Shiatsu uses finger pressure on the body of the patient to accomplish whole bodywork. It is similar to the Chinese alternative medicine that uses meridian points as their key points for targeting different areas of the body. However, instead of following the Chinese method of using thin needles on these meridian points, they use finger pressures depending on the preference or need of the patient.

Thai Massage – A unique type of massage therapy that originated in India which was brought to Thailand by traveling Buddhist monks. Thai massage therapy is a combination of Yoga, shiatsu and acupressure which targets all the key points of the patient’s body to give it a good condition as well as help to its quick recovery. A passive yoga is included in a Thai massage session wherein the patient sits down comfortably while the massage therapist does all the work for the patient. Shiatsu is also used for this type of massage therapy as its primary massage method complemented by acupressure to specifically target the meridian points of the body by applying different amount of pressure.

Chinese Acupressure (Tui Na) – like the other Asian massage therapies, Chinese acupressure focuses on the use of different pressures on the key areas of the patient’s body to improve the circulation, relieve stress, remove pain and enhance the overall health condition of the body. This type of therapy is known to activate the self healing ability of the human body when done correctly and properly by the massage therapist.

Indonesian Massage – This massage style is also similar with the other Asian massage therapies especially with the Thai massage therapy. Indonesian massage however uses special oils during the massage therapy instead of light oils, creams and lotions. Some of the unique massage techniques used for this type of massage therapy are spinal twists and other types of distinctive massage strokes.

Author Bio: I write for TIR Massage Stone about performing hot stone massage therapy and obtaining a proper hot stone massage kit.

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