The nature of Massage Therapy and its practical theories is tomanipulate the soft-tissue muscles of the body for an array ofreasons. Massage therapy is used for rehabilitating sports injuriesand treating painful ailments, reducing stress, relaxing tired andoverworked muscles, relaxation and general health andwell-being.There are over 80 different types of massage that can beutilized in treatment. Some of the most popular modalities arereflexology, acupressure, deep-tissue, Swedish, neuromuscular andsports massage. Most masseuses are trained in more than onemodality because the client or patient need can vary greatly fromperson to person.Elderly clients are most benefited by effleurage, which is aslow, long stroke with the massage therapist pushing no more that ¼inch into the skin. Special