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Massage therapy is a good way to relax muscles, improve circulation, increase range of motion and help prevent sports injuries, and Competitor magazine lays out what types of massages target what aspects of muscle and body health.

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• Swedish massage is one of the most common types of massage and focuses mainly on relieving stress and relaxing the body by applying pressure to the client's muscles and bones.
• Using light to firm pressure with hands, palms and loose fists, it doesn't get down as deep into the muscles and tissues as some other types of massage.
• Clients receiving Swedish massage shouldn't experience any pain or discomfort.
• Most massage therapists recommend clients come in for Swedish massage about once a month.
• As the name implies, deep-tissue massage works on the layers of soft tissue and muscle that lie deep within the body.
• Because athletes typically perform repetitive motions while training, those muscles can become overworked and sustain injury.
• "The typical client is a runner or cyclist who has had multiple problems or injuries and has a lot of lactic acid built up," Benjamin says.
• Sports massage is a type of deep-tissue massage that targets the specific muscles that the athletes use in their particular sport.
• Through massage therapy, Freedman is often able to identify a problem area before the client even realizes the problem has developed.
• "A shiatsu uses the pressure of the therapist's body, so you can get much deeper into the muscle tissues than you can with your hands," says massage therapist Dori Chouhad.
• Because of the amount of pressure applied, Chouhad says the ideal candidate for this type of work is at least 5 feet, 8 inches and 170 pounds.
• The idea behind reflexology is that all of the body's nerves end in your hands and feet, and by massaging these areas, the rest of the body benefits.
• Piltch emphasizes that it is important for a massage therapist to be familiar with a variety of massage techniques.

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