Massage Therapy Principles and Practice Susan G Salvo Chapter 1
1. massage therapy: manual and scientific manipulation of the soft tissues of the
body for the purpose of establishing and maintaining health and promoting
wellness.
2. Amma: the original massage technique (Chinese developed a style of massage
termed Amma)
3. Nei-Ching: Classic scripture of traditional Chinese medicine
4. Ayurveda: meaning code of life, Hindu tradition, deals with rebirth, renunciation,
salvation, the soul, the purpose of life, the maintenance of mental health, and
the prevention and treatment of diseases.
5. AEsculapius: legendary Greek physician evolved into a god who was
responsible for the emerging medical profession. His holy snake and staff still
remain the symbol of the medical profession.
6. Hippocrates of Cos: Father of modern western medicine.
7. De Medicina: Aulus Celsus was regarded by many researchers to be the first
important medical historian. His De Medicina is an outstanding account of
Roman medicine, and it bridges the gap between his times and those of
Hippocrates.
8. Ambroise Pare': among the earliest modern physicians to discuss the
therapeutic effects of massage, especially in orthopedic surgery cases. He even
classified various types of massage movements.
9. Girolamo Mercuriale: wrote De Arte Gymnastica, considered to be the first
book in the field of sports medicine.
10. Timothy Bright: Bright discussed baths, exercise, and massage in his works,
divided into two parts, Hygienic on Restoring Health and Therapeutica on
Restoring Health. He taught his ideas to students at Cambridge University in
England.
11. Giovanni Alfonso Borelli: Did extensive anatomical dissections and had
analyzed the phenomenon of muscular contraction.
12. William Harvey: demonstrated that blood circulation in animals is impelled by
the beat of the heart through arteries and veins.
13. Thomas Sydenham: prominent in realizing the necessity to compile complete
clinical descriptions of disease, generally at bedsides, and to develop specific
remedies for each specific disease.
14. Pehr Henrik Ling: most important writer, a Swedish physiologist and
gymnastics instructor, developed his own system of medical gymnastics and
exercise, known as the Ling System, Swedish Movements, or Swedish
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