Although they are different, these two types of massage both serve their function when it comes to overall wellness. While medical massage therapy is more geared toward fixing a specific problem, wellness massage helps clients relax and provides stress relief, which is very therapeutic.

Wellness massage is defined as a personal service initiated by a patient to provide relaxation, increase body awareness and to create balance with the objectives of promoting health and wellness.

A wellness massage is different than an orthopedic massage in that the focus is on you as a whole, rather than solving any specific areas of pain or dysfunction. The focus is to balance the whole body, calm the nervous system and increase circulation. There are many benefits to wellness massage.