The book will be interesting both for first-time students of massage varieties and for massage specialists who want to improve their qualifications. The author sought to convey in an accessible form the basics of performing various manipulations used in classical, segmental, periosteal, point massage. All types of massage, mechanisms of its action on the body are described, recommendations are given for the use of massage and self-massage in the most common diseases. In a brief, informative form, the etiology and pathogenesis of many diseases that occur in the practice of a massage specialist are described.