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| China | First written accounts of therapeutic rubbing (massage) originated |
| Hippocrates | Father of Modern Western Medicine |
| Johann Mezger | Western texts tend to use French terminology becaue of his efforts |
| Nei-Ching | Classic Scripture of Traditional Chinese Medicine |
| William Harvey | Scientist who demonstrated tha blood circulation is driven by the beat of the heart |
| Pehr H. Ling | Father of Swedish Massage and Physical Therapy |
| Amma | Regarded as precursor of all other therapies and massage techniques |
| 3000BC | Records discovered in China have revealed that the practic of massage goes back as far as |
| Aesclepius | Symbol of the medical profesion, the snake and staff, can be tracked back to this legendary Greek Physician |
| 1856 | George Henry Taylor and Charles Fayette Taylor introduce Swedish Massage technique into the United States |
| 1943 | American Association of Masseurs and Masseuses, later known as American Massage Therapy Association |
| 1987 | American Body and Massage Professionals |
| Effleurage | Unbroken Gliding movements that are unbroken and follow the contours of the clients body |
| Petrissage | Cycles of rhythmic lifting, squeezing, and releasing of tissue |
| Friction | Rubbing one surface over another |
| Tapotement | Staccato striking movement of the hands |
| Vibration | Rapid shaking, quivering, trembling, or rocking movements |
| Passive Stretch | Therapist applying unassisted stretch to a client |
| Active Stretch | Therapist instructing a client to perform a stretch |
| Duplicated Stretch | Therapist and client working together to apply a stretch |
| False | The term, Masseuse, is the best term to use to describe our field |
| Shiatsu | Japanese word for "Finger Pressure" |
| Tiffany Fields | Researcher who studied the effects of massage on premature infants |
| Massage Therapy Book of Knowledge | Document designed to create higher school expectations and faculty expectations |
| Amma | Regarded as the precursor to all other therapies |
| MBLEX | Certification exam accepted by PA, OH, and WV |
| Tsubo | Japanese concept that the body has a series of energy points |
| Hippocrates | Coined the phrase, "First, do no harm" |
| Active | Moevements performed by the client |
| Manual and scientific manipulation of the soft tissue of the body for the purpose of establishing and maintaining health and wellness | Definition of Massage Therapy as per your text |
