Medical Massage Therapy: Working from a Doctor's Rx
Medical massage has developed specific techniques for treating injuries and a wide variety of illnesses as well as aiding in physical rehabilitation. Massage therapists who practice medical massage work under a prescription provided by a physician or chiropractor directing them in their course of treatment.
Medical massage applies the basic strokes of Swedish massage in specialized techniques that are geared toward achieving precise physiological results. Because therapists work under a doctor's prescription, the chances of having massage treatment covered by an insurance plan are generally greater with medical massage therapy than with other types of massage.
