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Massage History

history of massage

TermDefinition
Andrew Still Father of Osteopathic Medicine
Hippocrates Father of Modern medicine Wrote Code of Ethics; called “Hippocratic Oath”
Code of Ethics set of guiding morals & principals that governs ones course of action
Cornelius E Du Puy Father of Massage Therapy in US
David Palmer Father of chair massage
Dr Emil Voder Father of lymphatic massage
Mikaso Usui Father of Reiki
Father Sebastian Kneipp Father of modern hydrotherapy
Eunice Ingham Mother of reflexology
Dr. Tiffany Fields Mother of massage research
Jack Meagher Father of Sports massage
Janet Travell Mother of trigger point therapy
Per Henrik Ling father of Swedish massage
Mathias Roth English physician that published 1st book in English on Swedish Movements and was taught by Charles & George Taylor
Charles Fayette Taylor Introduced US the Swedish Movements cure
George Henry Taylor published 1st textbook on Swedish Movements Cure
Dr Johann Mezger Founder of scientific massage & Created terminology used for massage
Randolph Stone father of polarity therapy ;Uses massage, exercise, & thinking
W G Sutherland father of craniosacral therapy
Tao Tse – wrote Cung Fu; oldest book of massage therapy written in 3000 BC
1800 Ayruveda practiced in India
Ayruveda soft tissue manipulation based in traditional theories of health & disease from India
Ayruveda Art of Life, rebirth, maintenance of mental health
Anatripsis rubbing upward (towards heart) and not downward (away from heart)
Ambroise Pare French barber who raised awareness of massage
John Grosvenor English surgeon who practiced healing with hands & experimented with massage
Francis Bacon Noticed massage benefits circutlation
John Harvey Kellog introduced hydrotherapy and published magazine “Good Health”
Ida Rolf s created Rolfing massage ;Used to align major body segments with fascial manipulations
Elizabeth Dicke Developed Bindegweb massage or connective tissue massage in 1929
Dr Douglas Graham introduced Lomi Lomi massage 1879
Gertrude Bearde & Tappan promoted massage as part of healthcare;wrote books remain standards in massage therapy
Dr. James H Cyriax popularized Deep Transverse Friction in massage & used to break down adhesions or scar tissue
1980 ABMP (American Bodywork & Massage Practitioners) formed
1992 NCBTMB created (National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork)
2005 FSMTB (Federation of State Massage Therapy Boards) offers MBLex
Asclepius the healer that the snake and staff in medical field came from
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