Western-style facial massage may offer the following potential benefits:

• improvement of facial skin and muscle tone.
• relaxation of facial and eye muscles
• relief from tension headaches and facial pain
• alleviation of stress and anxiety
• overall physical and mental relaxation

Massage has been used for pain relief, healing and cosmetic improvement by people of all cultures since ancient times. The first written record of massage therapy is a Chinese medical text dating from the third century B.C. The ancient Greeks, Persians, Japanese, and Indians also recorded the use of massage treatment in great detail in their early medical literature.

The Western version of facial massage as a cosmetic treatment is a relatively recent twentieth-century innovation. It has become especially popular in Europe. Many of the best-known European practitioners have set up shop in the United States and taught others. This form of facial massage has generally been regarded as belonging more to estheticians and makeup artists than to massage therapists.

Cine Health has comprised video education tools to help you developed key skills in your field of massage therapy. These are supplementary online and downloadable videos designed to give you a step-by-step visual presentation.

Luxury Facial Massage 7 Min Demo

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