Healing, clinical and therapeutic massage and erotic massage. The erotic massage sits in the minds of many. That if you are touched โwith oils and so on- there must be a sexual conclusion. Six years ago, I went for a massage session somewhere in Kinondoni, Dar es Salaam. By going all the way, it meant having a sexual service. This is how massage is perceived by most. There are two major types of massages. The areas that feel excited and eventually lead to copulation.
This type of massage is good in a romantic relationship. Enhances lovemaking. In old times, it was common to be massaged and touched for health and repair. Today massage is a specialist thing. Restricted in hospitals, sports and health clinics. In health and beauty clinics, it is very expensive. Stimulation of the neck area, scalp and face during haircuts is made to relieve mental stress and headaches.
It can also spark hair growth, reduce wrinkles in the face and calm an agitated person. One of the most known forms is Indian head massage, which needs a separate article. Sports massage is practised regularly to top-level athletes. It does not only relax and relieve muscle fatigue; equally pushes better performance.
General body massage assists the body to relax and function better. However, not all massage styles require oils and long or short strokes. Japanese Shiatsu and Reflexology uses fingers acupressure to relieve, balance and even cure certain general ailments. Thai and Chinese massages utilises deep tissue pressure too; but can be too much for those not accustomed to physical manipulation. I started to develop an interest in massage while living in Brazil.
Brazilians love taking care of their bodies through regular exercise, swimming, massage and sports. So then it was quite normal, for some of my music colleagues to undergo a massage to relieve chronic pain due to repetitive strain while performing. For example if you are a guitarist, you tend to develop discomfort on the muscle between elbow and wrist while pianists and computer users suffer upper back, shoulder and neck pain. I learnt that having regular massage took care of most physical pain, assisted in relaxation, deep sleep and general well-being.
