Month: December 2013

The 50s were a rough time for massage as it was seen as an alternative medical path. A lot of people who practiced massage moved out of the medical community, so massage became a sort of independent field. Many opened their own establishments and offered a large variety of services that were linked to massage… Continue reading History Of Massage Therapy 6

In 1776, renowned French missionaries Jean Joseph Marie Amiot and Pierre-Martial Cibot translated Huangdi Neijing, the famous medical book in Chinese including the massage techniques that were used by the culture and brought everything back in France. This way, they introduced in Europe, systems of medicine that were almost unknown to Europeans including the massage… Continue reading History Of Massage Therapy 5

In the Middle Ages, massage was used for various purposes, including abortions which required it to be performed with greater pressure and large movements. But there were many uses to massage in the middle ages including its great effects on the joints and muscles. However, as the Christian influence increased, most medical knowledge, including massage… Continue reading History Of Massage Therapy 4

Herodicus was another physician who used different types of approaches to medicine and he is considered to be one of those who created the base for sports medicine. Besides a good diet and exercises, he almost always recommended massage. He believed that massages had to be done in a specific manner that he prescribed and… Continue reading History Of Massage Therapy 3

In ancient Asia, massage has been used even since 3000BC and was designed to be applied on particular points on the body to help restore health and even for stress management. In Japan, the same thing happened and massage therapy was even improved there to include the application of deep pressure to some points of… Continue reading History Of Massage Therapy 2

Before getting to know about massage therapy and its role throughout the history, one must first know what massage is and what a thorough definition of it would actually be. There are many types of massage but the basic element that they all have in common is the fact that the process involves manipulation of… Continue reading History Of Massage Therapy