Remedial massage aims to relieve muscle aches and joint restriction, and is very anatomically based. You massage therapist will examine the area of pain and reduce tension in that place and all the anatomically connected areas.
Thai and Chinese massage are part of traditional medicine, using the knowledge gained over thousands of years of philosophy and practice. They both aim to reduce sickness and improve health. Of course they also relieve pain and tightness as part of their traditional medicine practice.
