Therapuetic Massage Beck Book Flashcards
how many years massage a part of medicine
5,000
tuina
Chinese term for medical massage meaning push-pull
tsubo
points on the body that are sensitive to pressure applied and affect the circulation of fluids and ki (life force)
Shiatsu
massage technique from Japan where points of stimulation are pressed to affect the circulation of fluids and Ki
tschanpua
a Hindu technique of massage in the bath
Asclepius
Greek physician who combined exercise and massage to create gymnastics
gymnasium
center where exercise and massage were combined to treat disease and promote health
Hippocrates
the father of medicine and wrote famous code of ethics for physicians (do no harm)
anatripsis
the art of rubbing a body part upward
Celsus
wrote De Medicina with descriptions of exercise, bathing and massage
Decline of massage in Roman Empire
due to Constantine and conversion to Christianity - destroyed the baths and gymnasiums
Razi (Rhazes)
wrote encyclopedia of Arabic, Roman, and Greek medical practices use exercise, diet and massage in treatment of disease and preservation of health
Avicenna
wrote Canon of Medicine considered the most important single book in medical history - paved the way for Renaissance
Ambroise Pare
French barber-surgeon raised awareness of massage and treated 4 of France’s kings & restored health of Mary, Queen of Scots
Mercurialis (15300-1606)
professor of medicine at University of Padua, Italy published De Arte Gymnastica with benefits of massage and other therapies for body and mind
chirurgy
healing with the hands
Per Henrick Ling
Swedish physiologist known as the father of physical therapy called his system medical gymnastics
Mathias Roth 1851
published first English book on Swedish Movements and established first institute in England to teach Swedish Movement Gymnastics
Charles Fayette Taylor and George Henry Taylor
brothers who introduced the Swedish Movement Cure to the United States
modern massage terminology credited to
Dr. Johann Mexger (1839-1909)
Dr. John Harvey Kellogg
published The Art of Massage: A Practical Manual for the Nurse, the Student and the Practitioner and ran the Battle Creek Sanitarium
Albert J Hoffa
published Technik Der Massage
Dr. Emil Vodder
developed Lymph Drainage massage - gentle, rhythmic massage along superficial lymphatics that aids in lymphatic system functioning
Elizabeth Dicke
in 1940’s developed Bindegewebsmassage (Connective Tissue Massage) directed toward subcutaneous connective tissue thought to affect vascular and visceral and visceral reflexes - based on idea that imbalance in any part of the body will affect the entire system - balances the nerve system