Medical Massage is a form of therapy that focuses on the treatments of mechanical disorders of the musculoskeletal system, especially the connective and soft tissue, under the belief that these disorders and imbalances affect general health via the nervous, circulatory, and lymphatic system.

Medical Massage is outcome-based massage, primarily the application of a specific treatment targeted to the specific problem(s) the patient presents with a diagnosis and are administered after a thorough assessment/evaluation by the medical massage therapist with specific outcomes being the basis for treatment. It is also known as clinical massage or treatment massage.