History of Massage
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- Influence from China
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anmo amma = press-rub
tui-na = push-pull
acupuncture - India
- hatha yoga
- Ancient Greece
- athletes rec'd vigorous oil treatments and rubbed with sand
- Hippocrates
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"Fr of Medicine"
anatripses = "to rub up"
oils to loosen or strengthen joints - anatripses
- "to rub up" (Hippocrates)
- Ambrose Pare
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16th century French Physician
revived massage in scientific way
used massage after surgery - Per Henrik Ling
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1814 opened Medical Gymnastics School
Father of Physical Therapy
Developed Swedish Massage
Used 3 movements--active, passive, duplicated - Dr. John Metzger
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Dutch Physician brought massage to medical community
Used: effleurage-stroking
petrissage-kneading
tapotement-percussion - Charles and George Taylor
- 1850's introduced Swedish massage to U.S.
- Dr. Randolph Stone
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American Physician
developed polarity therapy - Emil Vodder
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Danish Physiologist
developed manual lymph drainage - Dr. James Cyriax
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English orthopedic physician
developed transverse friction massage
(today's sports massage)
also "endfeel" - 3 reasons for latest revival of massage
- 1) renewed interest in preventative medicine 2) realization of effectiveness of nonsurgical techniques to aid healing 3) increased interest in physical fitness
- Dr. Boris Chaitow and Stanley Lief
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Co-developed neuromuscular technique
(umbrella term for techniques that take advantage of physical capabilities of muscles and tendons) - Dr. Tiffany Field
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Director of Touch Research Institute of U. of Miami
influential researcher of current times - Definition of massage
- the manual or mechanical manipulations of the soft tissue of the body by such movements as gliding or stroking,kneading,friction,compression,touch,joint movemts or rocking for therapeutic purposes
- Therapeutic purposes of massage
- improvemts in circulation of blood & lymph, increased flexibility of muscles & joints, sense of wellbeing,reduction in stress,normalization of body stystems,other benefits mental-physical