Massage Modalities

A Comprehensive List of Most Massage Modalities

How many modalities of massage are there?
 
How Many Types of Massage and Bodywork Are There? ABMP members practice more than 350 modalities of massage and bodywork.
 
 

A

Abhynanga

Active Isolated Stretching

Acu-Kinesiology 

Acutonics

Ai Chi

Alexander Technique

Amma Therapy

Animal Acupressure

Animal Massage

Anma Therapy

Applied Kinesiology

Aqua Massage

ARC Technique

Aroma-Reflex Therapy

Aromatherapy

Arvigo Techniques of Maya Abdominal Therapy

Ashiatsu Barefoot Massage

Ashiatsu Oriental Bar Therapy

Ashi-Thai

Asian Bodywork Therapy

Aston Patterning

Asymmetric  Body Balancing

Attunement

Ayurvedic Massage

B

Bach Flower Remedies – Tropicals

Balinese Massage

Nalneotherapy 

Bamboossage

Barbara Brennan Technique

Barefoot Shiatsu

BART

Belavia Facelift Massage

Benjamin System of Muscular Therapy

Berry Method

B.E.S.T.

Bindegewebs Massage

Bindi

Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy

Bioenergetics

Bioenergy Massage

Biomagnetic Touch Healing

Biosonic Repatterning

Biosync

Bio Touch Healing

Body Image Enrichment

Body Logic 

Body Wraps

Body-Mind Centering

BodyTalk

Bodywork for the Childbearing Year

Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen System

Bowen Technique

Breast Massage

Breathing Techniques

Breema Breathwork

Bridgewebs Massage

C

Canadian Deep Muscle Massage

Cayce/Reilly Massage

Chair Massage

Champissage

Chi Gong

Chi Nei Tsang

Chikly Brain Curriculum

Chinese Massage

Chubinsky Method

Classical Massage

Color Light Therapy (no lasers)

Complete Decongestive Therapy

Connective Tissue Massage

CORE Bodywork

Core Energetics

Cranial Release Technique

Cranial Soft Tissue Release

Craniosacral Therapy

Critz Technique 

Cross Fiber Massage

Crystal Therapy

Cupping

Cyriax Massage

D

Deep Muscle Massage

Deep Tissue Massage

Dr. Vodder’s Manual Lymph Drainage

E

Ear Candling

Eden Energy Medicine 

Egoscue Method

Emotion Code

Emotional Freedom Technique

Energetic Transformation

Energy Balancing

Energy Healing Techniques

Energy Kinesiology

Equine Massage

Equine Reiki

Equirub Equissage

Esalen Massage

Essential Oils Massage

F

Facial Massage

Fascial and Membrane Technique

Feldenkrais Method

Feng Shui

Fertility Massage

Figian Massage

Five Element Shiatsu

Forearm Dance Technique

Four-Hand Massage

Full Spectrum Energy Medicine 

Functional Range Release

G

Geriatric Massage

G-Jo Acupressure

Gua Sha

H

H.E.A.R.T.

Hakomi

Hama Massage

Hand Reflexology 

Hannah Somatic Education

Hawaiian Bodywork

Healing Touch

Hellerwork

Hemme Approach

Hoffa Massage Technique

Holistic Massage

Holotropic Breathwork

Hoshino Therapy 

Hot Stone Massage

Hot Towels

Hydrocollator Hotpacs

Hydrotherapy

I

IGM Method

Indian Head Massage 

Infant Massage

Injury Massage 

Innovative Pet Therapy

Insight Bodywork

Instruction

Integrated Awareness

Integrative Acupressure

Integrative Eclectic Shiatsu

Internal Organ Massage

Intra-Oral Massage

Ionic Footbath

IP Touch

J

Jammu Massage

Japanese Shiatsu

Jin Shin Jyutsu

K

Kiatsu

Kinesiology Taping

Kinessage

Kripalu Bodywork

Kriya Massage

Kurashova Massage

L

LaStone Therapy 

Lava Shell Technique

LED Lights

LHE Phototherapy (no lasers)

Light of Life Energy

Lomilomi

Longevity Energetics

Looyen Work

Lymphatic Drainage Massage

Lymphatic Drainage Therapy

Lymphedema Therapy

Lypossage

M

Macrobiotic Shiatsu

Magnet Therapy 

Manual Massage Therapy 

Massage Therapy Instruction

Maya Abdominal Massage 

McMillan Massage Technique

Mechanical Link

Medical Massage

Medical Qigong Therapy

MELT Method

Mennell Massage Technique

Mentastics

Merciér Therapy

Mother Massage

Moxibustion

Muscle Activation Technique

Muscle Energy Technique

Myofascial Release

Myomassology

Myopractics

Myoskeletal Alignment Technique

Myotherapy

N

Naprapathy

Nepali Massage

Neural Manipulation 

Neuromuscular Reprogramming

Neuromuscular Therapy

New Manual Articular Approach

Niel-Asher Technique

Nuad Bo’ Rarn

Nurse Massage

O

Ohashiatsu

Okazaki Restorative Massage

Oncology Massage

On-Site Massage

Ortho-Bionomy

Orthopedic Massage

P

Pediatric MAssage

Pet Massage

Pfrimmer Deep Muscle Therapy

PNF Stretches 

Polarity Therapy

Positional Release

Postural Integration 

Practical Movement

Pranic Healing

Pregnancy Massage

Prenatal MAssage

Process Acupressure

Push Therapy

Q

Qigong

Quantum-Touch

R

Raindrop Therapy 

Range of Motion

Raynor Massage Therapy

Reconnective Healing

Reflexology

Reflexology Instruction

Reiki

Remedial Massage

Rolfing Structural Integration

Rosen Method

Rossiter System

Rubenfeld Synergy Method

Russian Massage

Rys Thomas Energy Medicine

S

Sabai of Sa-wan Therapy 

Sacro occipital Technique

Safe Touch Massage

Schulman Therapy 

Seated Massage

Sensory Repatterning

Shen Jing Acupressure

Shiatsu

Shiatsu Amma Therapy

SomatoEmotional Release

Sound Healing Sound Therapy

Sports Massage

St. John  Neuromuscular 

Steamy Wonder System

Stone Therapy 

Strain-Counterstrain

Stretching Techniques

Structural Energetic Therapy

Structural Integration

Sugar Scrub

Swedish Massage

Swe-Thai Massage

T

Tai Chi

Tapping Techniques

Tellington Touch

Temporomandibular Therapy

Thai Herbal Compress Technique

Thai Massage

Thai Yoga Massage

The Healing Code

Therapeutic Tough

Theresa Primmer Method of Deep 

Thumper Massage 

Tian Di Bamboo Massage

Tibetan Massage

Total Body Balancing 

Touch to T.E.A.C.H.

Trager Work

Trauma Ease

Trauma Touch Therapy

Trigger Point Therapy 

Tsubo Point Therapy

Tuina

Tuning Forks

V

Vedic Massage

Venus Freeze

Vibrational Healing Massage Therapy

Visceral Manipulation

W

Warm Bamboo Massage

Watsu

Wurn Technique

Y

Yamuna Body Rolling

Yuen Method

Z

Zen Shiatsu

Zero Balancing

Zone Therapy

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