Massage is one of the manual techniques, a set of methods of mechanical and reflex action on tissues and organs in the form of rubbing, pressure, vibration, carried out directly on the surface of the human body both by hands and with special devices through air, water or other medium in order to achieve a therapeutic or other effect.
In addition to mechanical effects, to enhance the effect, massage oils are primarily used, as well as various aromatic, fragrant oils, medicinal ointments, gels, other preparations and temperature effects (for example, cryomassage).From the above list, experts give their preference to massage oils, since they are ready-made mixtures created specifically for massage, and take into account all the specifics of the process (they provide sliding of the hands of the masseur and in a certain way act on the person being massagednts.