CONNECTIVE TISSUE MASSAGE: Massage Bodywork Dictionary on CONNECTIVE TISSUE MASSAGE

CONNECTIVE TISSUE MASSAGE

Also known as bindegewebsmassage, these techniques are designed to specifically affect the connective tissue of the body. Connective tissue massage was developed in Germany by Elizabeth Dicke. After diagnosis of a serious medical problem, she experimented with different types of massage on herself. She found when she applied light pressure through the skin and connective tissue in one area of the body, there was a related effect at a distant site.

From Alternative Healing, by Hugh Burroughs and Mark Kastner: “The technique consists of the massage therapist subtly hooking her fingers into the skin and superficial connective tissue while performing a dragging or pulling stroke that somewhat stretches the skin. Connective tissue massage leaves a visible mark that looks somewhat like an abrasion or burn, but which goes away without leaving a scar.”

In Germany, it is considered a physical therapy technique; in many parts of Europe, it is considered a medical technique. In the United States, connective tissue massage is taught in many massage schools.

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