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Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

masaje descontracturante

English translation:

relaxing massage

Added to glossary by Rebecca Hendry
Oct 17, 2005 09:34
19 yrs ago
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Spanish term

masaje descontracturante

Spanish to English Medical Medical (general) Physiotherapy
"masaje descontracturante de la zona cervico-dorsal"

This is a physiotherapy treatment mentioned in a report.

Decontracture massage?
Decontraction massage? (all hits on google are translations from European langs)
Muscle shortening massage?

Thanks in advance for your help!
Proposed translations (English)
3 +2 relaxing massage
4 anti-spasm physiotherapy
3 craniosacral therapy
3 tension-relieving massage

Proposed translations

+2
8 mins
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relaxing massage

Sounds like they're borrowing from French: "massage décontractant"
Peer comment(s):
agree franglish : Yes, that's what it sounds like to me short of the name of a specific kind of massage therapy
2 hrs
agree Rachel Fell
8 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks Gillian. In the end I went for "muscle-relaxing massage". Thank you all for your suggestions."
1 hr

craniosacral therapy

That's what it sounds like to me. It's done by massage therapists, but I couldn't find any hits for "craniosacral massage." I'm acquainted with three massage therapists who trained at the Upledger Institute: http://www.upledger.com/home.htm

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8 hrs

tension-relieving massage

another option
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8 hrs

anti-spasm physiotherapy

hth
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