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Separate the wheat from the chaff
Ayurveda cure, oriental Rasul, cupping massage - in theory everyone can offer such wellness treatments. How to recognize serious offers.

Wellness is booming: The number of applications is still difficult to overlook. Because the job titles are not protected by law in this area can offer virtually every such treatments. But even gentle massage and heat therapies can be dangerous if untrained to do them. "May occur at hot oil massages, hot stone therapy, or burns," warns Lutz Hertel. He is chairman of the nonprofit German Wellness Association.

The Association for many years examining wellness facilities and assigns an independent label. Although hotels and institutions pay several thousand euros for this voluntary test. However, falling about 20 percent of the plants are candidates to pass through. "The quality we seek is not exist everywhere," says Lutz Hertel. "If we were to examine unasked, would certainly not meet the criteria significantly more companies."

At the massage even a layman can hardly tell if the therapist is well trained, as there are many different treatment methods and also has an individual style of each massage therapist. "The massage should work safely and professionally. When mastered the masseur different grip and massage techniques, this is also a good sign. "A good massage is also up dramatically: Smooth start, then at an accelerating again at the end gently.