Week 1 Flashcards
Massage Theory and Important People
What is the Swedish Massage?
- one of most popular
- long flowing strokes, kneading and circular movements
- helps relax and energize muscles
Deep Tissue Massage
- reaches deeper layers of muscle and connective tissue
- slower, more forceful strokes
- release muscle tension and improve range of motion
Thai Massage
- traditional form originatied in thailand
- stretching and pressure techniques
- promotes relaxation and improve flexibility
Shaitsu Masssage
- finger pressure on specific points of the body
- to help balance flow of energy (qi) through body
Sports Massage
- help athletes prevent and recover from injuries
- involves deep tissue, stretching and other techniques
- promotes mobility and flexibility
Reflexology
- specific points on feet, hand and ears that correspond with different parts of the body
- pressure and massage used to stimulate those points
- promotes relaxation and healing
Craniosacral therapy
- gentle, non-invasive therapy
- light pressure to skull and spine
- to help release tension and promote relaxation
Myofascial release
- release tension and pain in fascia
- slow, sustained pressure and stretching
what is fascia?
connective tissue that surrounds muscles and organs
Hot Stone Massage
- heated stones placed on specific areas of the body
- promotes relaxation and eases muscle tension
Chinese Massage
- tuina chinese medical massage, push-pull
- believes in qi
- massage stimulates flow of qi and promote healing
- developed acupressure techniques
Define Massage
ethical and professional application of structured, therapeutic touch to benefit soft-tissue health, movement, posture and neurological patterns
what is qi?
vital energy that flows through bodys channels or meridians
Greece
- massage to treat athletes and soliders
- improve blood flow and promote healing
-Herodicus and sports medicine
Acupressure
applying pressure to specific points on the body to alleviate pain and tension
Hippocratic Oath
famous code of ethics for physicians
Rome
- part of daily life for therapeutic and leisure
- effective to improve circulation, relieve muscle tension and promote relaxation
- frictio was most popular (rubbing and kneading muscles w oil)
- percussion (tapping muscles with hands or small instrument) to relive tension and promote relaxation
why did arts and science decline?
- fall of roman empire that led to political instability, economic decline and social upheaval
- lack of funding, resources and support
- rise of christianity
- anti-intellectualism
Arabic Empire
- preservation of greek/roman culture
- scholars worked to translate texts into arabic
- massage was a part of medical practices
- treats variety of ailments )musculoskeletal disorders, headaches and stress conditions)
- used as form of hospitality, guests receive massages upon arrival
What role did the renaissance play
- renewed interest in classical art and knowledge
- artists studied anatomy and physiology to create better art
- renewed interest in body led to increased understanding of massage therapy
- wealthy people used it for relaxation and leisure
who developed the swedish massage
per henrik ling
who are the taylor brothers
physicians trained in europe in massage and brought it back to the united states to use for medical practive.
how did the US receive the taylor brothers
- met w skepticism
- viewed as prostitution
Florence Nightingale
- nursing
- used massage in medical treatment
- thought it would help circulation, reduce pain, promote healing
Elizabeth Dicke
- developed technique of connective tissue massage aka Bindegewebsmassage
- uses pressure and manipulation to target the fascia
- used to treat chronic pain, headaches, and sports injuries
Sister rosalind gefre
- nun founded the first massage therapy school in the US
- advocated for professionalization of massage therapy indistry
- mostly massage for chronic pain
Mary Mcmillan
- helped establish physical therapy
- advocate of massage therapy as treatment for people with disabilities
Clara curtis
- helped make massage therapy legitmate form of medical treatment
