The history of the Swedish Massage began by a physiologist named Henri Peter Ling. This was back in 1812 at the University of Stockholm. Many areas caught on and started using these themselves. It was taken on by the United States and used in 1858.

When you are going to go get a massage, you are most likely going to get one type of massage. This would be a Swedish massage. This you will find is the most common type of massage that there is. Many will tell you that the Swedish massage is the beginners massage.

During this sort of massage it's rather simple. The masseuse who is giving you the massage uses oils. These oils will depend on the masseuse. There are some that use scented ones. There are some that uses just plain old oil. What they do with their hands is that they stroke and need to help create friction. They will also stretch your muscles and tap them.

The main benefits of Swedish massage would be to help you relax. It's to reduce the tension as well as the stress level that you might find. However, there are many other health benefits as well.

Now, when you have a massage like this done, you are normally asked to remove your clothing. They then drape you with a towel. Now, to ensure that you are only exposed for a little bit, the person who is giving you the luxurious rub down will only take the towel or sheet that they are using and remove the parts that they are working on. This is to show you a little courtesy as it can be scary at first having someone see you nude. The only thing that you don't have to remove is your underwear. Many find this comforting.

Due to the fact that they might not know how much pressure to put on your muscles and so forth they ask that you tell them if they are going too rough. Their intentions aren't to make you feel pain, but to rather make you feel at ease. You will find that you can choose your preference. There are many who prefer light. There are those who prefer firm. Those areas that have a ton of tension, you will find that they will generally use more pressure as to get them out or at least make them feel a bit better.

When you look at the other massages that are out there such as sports massage as well as the deep tissue massage, you will find that they aren't totally original. The basis for which these were founded was based on the foundation of Swedish massage. They use this technique, but aim to do a bit more than just the Swedish massage. So, it just happens to be all that more common. It can't get more common than this. Some have a license and others don't it just all depends on the person. You'll find many who practice Swedish massage do freelance work.