Knowing the differences between a Swedish and a deep tissue massage can help you determine which type is best for you.

Massage therapy, particularly Swedish massage, has very particular health benefits beyond the bliss you might encounter after a day of pampering at the spa.

Stress is a common cause of neck and back pain. When we are under stress, we tend to raise our shoulders toward our ears and hunch forward, which puts strain on the back of the neck and the shoulders. A gentle neck massage can reverse and relieve the effects of stress.

Thai massage makes the client an active participant. You participate in partner yoga poses, get stretched and pressed to facilitate energy flow.

The glutes contain the largest muscle in the body. Glute massage can relieve pain and promote easier movement.

Heat treatments are used to provide health benefits, ranging from treating arthritis joint pain to increasing circulation to reducing post-exercise muscle soreness. Although you can derive benefits from heat in steam rooms or whirlpools, using hot moist towels is a convenient, inexpensive mode of heat therapy.

Massage involves the rubbing and manipulating of muscles, tendons, skin and ligaments. Massage has moved beyond the walls of your favorite spa to medical settings, such as clinics and hospitals. A full body massage offers multiple benefits, both physically and psychologically.

Lymphatic massage works by encouraging the colorless lymph fluid to move about the body to fight infection and disease. This treatment is commonly performed after certain surgeries, including mastectomies.

The lymph system runs through the human body as a network and has a variety of different functions. It's primary function is to serve the body's immune system, creating lymphocytes, or disease-fighting cells to support immunity.

Reasons for an ear massage vary. In Eastern medicine, the outer portion of the ear is viewed as a microsystem representing the entire body. As with other forms of reflexology, points on the ear correspond with specific areas of the body.

The prostate is a small, walnut-sized gland located within the male reproductive system, near the bladder. The prostate's main function is to secrete a fluid that helps form seminal fluid, which carries sperm, according to Ohio State University Medical Center.

Children aren't usually as concerned about going to the bathroom as they are playing with their friends or toys. It may even be hard for them or you to realize that they are constipated to begin with. Monitor your child's bowel habits while she is young.