Russian massage is based on those methods that are widely used in Russia for more than 100 years and are based on a philosophy that the body can learn to heal, relax and rejuvenate itself.
Russian massage uses many unusual methods, but they use similar terms for Swedish styles. For example, they use the terms friction and plate, but the methods they use are very different from those used in other styles of massage.
The Russian palm-style massage is less intrusive than Swedish, covers a large surface area and is used to increase blood flow to the muscles. The Russian style also uses some friction methods, which are very deep tissue massage styles. The sawing technique is an intense style that adds a lot of heat to the muscles and is useful for chronic muscle problems.
The comb technique is also unique to this style and is again a friction technique. Often used in sports massage, this technique again provides a lot of heat to the muscles.
Cancer is also a common technique and is used along the muscles of the back of the erector, as well as the intercostal muscles, which allows for deep manipulation of the muscles of these tissues.
However, there are some more gentle, relaxing styles of massage in the Russian style, including rocking the body. During this style, the client's body moves and sways, and the therapist uses the client's body.
Therefore, by massaging the muscles in the calf, the therapist will lift the leg and bounce it back and forth, using the weight of the muscle to massage the attachment points. This allows a less intrusive style to be used and allows the therapist to work with the body, not against it.
Russian deep tissue massage is also known as a very light on the therapist’s body there, before it helps to prolong the work of the therapists. He does not use his thumbs, and most of the massage is the defense of the therapist’s body. Russian therapists believe that sometimes providing 50% of the energy to a client will have a better effect than providing 100%.
All methods, including friction and comb, use the therapist’s body weight to provide massage, rather than emphasizing the therapist’s thumbs and hands.
This style of massage has developed in Russia over the last century and is widely used in hospitals, while patients are often prescribed a series of massages during their stay. Similarly, doctors in Russia regularly use massage therapy in the treatment of patients. It is rarely used in the West and is not widely available.
