Massage and Reflexlogy are same thing????

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Similar but not the same.
Reflexology works on maps of the feet and hands that relate to organs in the body. the feet and hands can be massaged to stimulate/sedate/tonify these areas.
There are a myriad of massage therapies.
Aromatherapy massage, sports, remedial, relaxation, shiatsu, tuina, polarity, lymphatic drainage, ayurvedic, marma point and more.
Some therapies require clothing to be removed and some don't, some use oils and others don't.
Then there are qualified massage therapists and non qualified practitioners and all the variations in between - just like in homeopathy.
Hope that helps

Dear madam,

In pakistan, the tradition and civilization is different. We can't open massage therapy center. Because those will not run the reason is no body is interested in exposing his her body for massage. In European countries ladies are running massage centers and they are also doing massage to men. which is not acceptable in Pakistan. Although I know the importance of massage and reflexology. even you can use with homeopathic medicines. Thanks again for your comments.

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[quote=Arshad Sheikh Homeopath]

In European countries ladies are running massage centers and they are also doing massage to men. which is not acceptable in Pakistan. QUOTE]

is the problem.
There is "massage" done by prostitutes & whilst there are still brothels operating as "massage parlours" then there is a problem.
There are a variety of massage therapies which are quite legitimate which are performed by therapists who have undergone accreditated training which includes anatomy and physiology. I believe in the USA, massage therapists have to be licensed, don't know about Europe, but in Australia we have accredited standards and some Health insurers will cover massage as a legitimate therapy.

A huge pity for the women of Pakistan who are suffering from muscular pain and stress if they can't have a massage. Massage is a relatively simple way of healing many conditions and shouldn't carry a stigma.

I remember a story about a young bride who didn't get on with her mother-in-law and went to the medicine woman of the village. She complained about how nasty her mother-in-law was & how much she had to do for her, and said she wished she would die. The medicine woman gave the young woman a small bottle of dark liquid and said "rub this on your mother-in-law's neck and shoulders every evening for 2 weeks and all will change". After 2 weeks the young bride returned to the medicine woman in tears and asked her for an antidote to the poison she had got last time, so that her mother-in-law would not die. The medicine woman said "that was not poison, it was oil, and you have been able to show her that you care for her and lighten her stress by doing this."

I generally only massage other women, but I deliberately chose Polarity therapy as my clients don't have to disrobe & have learnt proper draping techniques for my clients who book a lymph drainage massage.. I refer males who come to my clinic, to a male colleague .

quoted from ozie post : "A huge pity for the women of Pakistan who are suffering from muscular pain and stress if they can't have a massage. Massage is a relatively simple way of healing many conditions and shouldn't carry a stigma."

No, they are ready to have massage therapy but their demand is massager should also be a female. I think, we should expose our body against the same sex if hardly needed but do not expose them aginst opponent sex.

In Pakistan, USG reports are carrying by females for females and male for male. Is it not good? Some male ultrasonologist provided facility of female attendent for females.

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I'm glad that they seek to have a massage, & I respect the right for a person to have a massage with someone of the same gender.
The school where I learnt massage, taught very professionally and full body draping with at least 5 large towels was expected, so that only the part of the body or limb that is to be worked on is visible. Modesty is preserved at all times.
I prefer to treat women only, but do, on occasions use a seated massage technique with a drape to treat fully dressed male clients, so body exposure is not an issue for me.

Most of my work has been with brain injured adults and I work on their hands and feet very effectively. In some cases I have to use gloves because of fungal infections, so there is little or no skin contact.These clients are often in wheelchairs or have difficulty in ambulation, so undressing is a major problem for them in the setting that I see them in. (they remain fully clothed)
I treat them mostly with Polarity therapy, but a couple have oedematous hands from surgically inserted pumps and severe contractures & I have found that the light touch of lymphatic drainage massage is very well tolerated and efficient.

Ozzie, I am glad to hear that in modern country like Australia, you are keeping the modesty of females that's really great.

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