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VET 135 Week 7
Intro to canine massage
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Massage | Derived from the Arabic word "mass" which means "to press" The oldest form of healing known |
| 2700 B.C. | First known documentation of massage by the Chinese |
| 300 B.C. | First detailed records of massage preserved by the British Museum |
| Herodicus | An ancient Greek doctor of the fifth century B.C. |
| Hippocrates | Founder of medicine and was regarded as the greatest physician of his time |
| Dr. Weir Mitchell | First used massage in the US in 1877 |
| Dr. Robert Lovett of Boston | Used to treat paralysis in recovering polio patients after the polio epidemic in 1916 |
| Passive touch | No pressure, No motion, Hand rests on animal for 30-90 seconds |
| Effleurage | Soothing, warms tissues Increases circulation Gliding stroke using one or both hands |
| Compression | Press tissue between palms/fingers or against underlying bone |
| Petrissage | Strokes where the skin and muscles are raised from their ordinary position then squeezed, rolled, or pinched with firm pressure in a semi-circular direction |
| Digital circles | Use fingertips to move tissue in circular patterns |
| Thumb gliding | Use the thumb or fingers to follow along the length of the spine |
| Passive (PROM) | One joint at a time, flex and hold 10 seconds then extend or relax for 10 seconds. Repeat 10 times. |
| Active (AROM) | Cookie stretches, lateral each way, nose between front legs, look up |
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