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Massage History
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The father of Swedish Massage | Pehr Ling |
| Book written in 1569 that was the 1st book of sports medicine | De Arte Gymnastica |
| Who described the blood as circulated through arteries and veins via the beat of the heart | William Harvey |
| In what year did George Henry Taylor and Charles Fayette Taylor introduce the Swedish Movement system to the United States? | 1856 |
| The American Association of Masseurs and Masseuses, which later changed its name to American Massage and Therapy Association, was founded in: | 1943 |
| The American Bodywork and Massage Professionals was founded in: | 1987 |
| What was the title of the first modern treatise on anatomy, written by Mondino dei Luzzi in 1316? | Anothomia |
| The symbol of the medical profession, a snake and staff, can be traced back to what legendary Greek physician? | Asclepius |
| What is the original massage technique in China and is regarded as the precursor of all other manual and energetic therapies? | Amma |
| What is the title of the classic scripture of traditional Chinese medicine? | Nei Ching |
| Manual and scientific manipulation of the body's soft tissues using pressure and traction for the purpose of establishing and maintaining health and promoting wellness (therapeutic, palliative, and recreational purposes) is the definition of: | Massage Therapy |
| Western massage texts tend to use French terminology, primarily because of the efforts of: | Johann Mezger |
| The person known as the father of modern Western medicine is: | Hippocrates |
| The first written accounts of therapeutic massage originated in: | China |
| Who developed the Swedish Movement Cure, which included the use of massage? | Pehr H. Ling |
| Who wrote the first American textbook on the Swedish Movement System in 1860? | George Taylor |
| Which massage organization took the first step toward professionalism by the establishing a massage curriculum and accreditation of massage schools? | Society of Trained Masseuses |
| Which center was a think tank for human potential movement and the first exposure to massage for many people? | Esalen Institute |
| Which organization developed and released the Massage and Bodywork Licensing Examination in 2008? | Federation of State Massage Therapy Boards |
| How is human trafficking best described? | Modern day slavery |
| Which illegal activity uses massage as a cover for its operations? | Sex trafficking |
| Which healing method is based on Hindu tradition? | Ayurveda |
| Which method is Japanese but based on Chinese medicine concepts, and uses applied pressure of the thumbs, elbows, and other parts of the body? | Shiatsu |
| Who opened the Swedish Health Institute of Washington, DC, considered the first massage school in the United States? | Hartvig Nissen |
| When is the earliest the term massage was used by most European-based cultures? | 1800s |
| Who helped popularize massage therapy in the United States during the modern era by writing numerous books and publishing articles in his magazine, Good Health? | John Harvey Kellogg |
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