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u/redgrimm · 3 pointsr/IWantToLearn

You want to become good at giving massages? Give many and ask feedback every time, and not just at the end, every few moves: pressure, general feeling, are you cold, is it too rough(more oil!)... without being too annoying of course. The amount of pressure depend on the goal of the massage: light strokes for general relaxation, deep strokes to relax tight and stressed muscles. It's generally advised to start with light pressure before going deep.


You want to be GREAT at massages? Learn your musculoskeletal anatomy, and learn it well! If you know which muscles are where, and what they're used for, learning how to fix them is easy. And then learn about trigger points. This book is where I started and it's a very good introduction to both subject. This one is a more advanced version for Swedish massage. And finally, take a class: Swedish massage is you "generic" table massage, and Shiatsu is a Japanese version practiced on a floor mat. It will give you some first hand experience(pun intended) and massage is the type of thing that is often best taught by a teacher.

u/Mines_of_Moria · 1 pointr/massage

I don't really know, sorry. This book sounds like it would meet your needs - http://www.amazon.com/Basic-Clinical-Massage-Therapy-Integrating/dp/0781756774.

Here is the lww.com link, (http://www.lww.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_Basic-Clinical-Massage-Therapy_11851_-1_9012054_Prod-9780781756778_50011771). You can use that link and apply the discount I've posted on /r/medicine to get 20% off + free shipping.

I don't have a ton of product knowledge for massage, I just know a few books that are appropriate to practitioners. I'll ask people who work in that area and get back to you if they give me any insightful feedback.

The book you posted is from the 70s and is 192 pages while the book I posted is from 2006 and is 443 pages. Both sound like they are an appropriate fit but I would think the LWW book would have more detail. Check out the product reviews, i'd base your purchase off of those.