Increase the range and vigour of your movements, preferably to music. Massage is about movement, both within the client but also on the part of the practitioner. Effective movement and bodyuse by the massage therapist can be a key to good treatment, both in terms of physical ease and creating appropriate atmosphere. In this article, we consider the elements, principles and practical ingredients of dynamic bodyuse as well as its benefits. Evolution of Massage Therapy Massage, in essence, is a physical activity where the connection between client and practitioner is mediated through touch.
Any communication takes place primarily at the level of tissue and physicality.
This can lead to a view of massage as the application of standard techniques to physical tissues, in particular skin, muscles and bones, with little scope for feeling or energy. This can also exclude relationship, whether between giver and receiver or self and body. Such physical approaches include the tradition of routine massages such as are often found in the beauty therapy salon or the sauna rub-down. There is also technically highly proficient massage, employing sophisticated skills, performed by sports therapists and bodyworkers who still see their work as an interventionist or 'fix it' activity. In the last few decades, other elements have lead to the emergence of a more 'holistic' style of massage.