History Of Massage Therapy

Massage In Ancient Greece And Rome 2

Just as the atomists, he believed that the body was created from small atoms that moved throughout the body and irregularities in their movements would create diseases. To restore that balance, he used massage or vibrations on the patients. Due to the popularity and great results of his practice, many other physicians followed his doctrine.… Continue reading Massage In Ancient Greece And Rome 2

Massage In Ancient Greece And Rome

Massage was widely used in Greece and Rome and it was mostly used by Hippocrates who considered it to be an art which should be familiar to any physician. However, massage was not used only by Hippocrates, even before him, athletes in Greece were massaged before their competitions and massage itself was considered, along with… Continue reading Massage In Ancient Greece And Rome

Massage In Ancient Japan

Massage in Japan was imported from China and the oldest type of massage forms was Anma. Anma used rubbing and pressing techniques that would calm the body representing one of the oldest techniques in the world. Some suspect that Anma came from India; however, its influence on the Japanese culture came from China. It is… Continue reading Massage In Ancient Japan

Massage In Ancient China

The earliest record of medical treatment in China dates from the Shang Dynasty, 14th-11th century BCE. Here, medicine, just like in Ancient Egypt, was based on a more ritualistic process and was not seen as an area or profession by itself. The recordings were found on bones and tortoise shells and often show various prescriptions… Continue reading Massage In Ancient China

Massage In Ancient Egypt

The first archeological evidence of massage has been found in ancient civilizations such as those in China, India, Japan, Korea, Egypt, Rome, Greece and Mesopotamia but the oldest depiction of massage was found in a tomb in Egypt. Presumably from BC 2330, the Tomb of Akmathor showed a picture of men getting their feet and… Continue reading Massage In Ancient Egypt

Remedial Massage In Ancient Times

Massage was a big part of medicine in Ancient Times and most of the knowledge we have about various points in the body or anatomy come from this therapeutic approach. Massage therapists wrote books about anatomy and used massage to treat almost all illnesses. Massage was used by healers in various ways such as applying… Continue reading Remedial Massage In Ancient Times

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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

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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

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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

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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

History Of Massage Therapy 2

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