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Massage VoCab

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the Country to have the first written accounts of theraputic massage China
the original massage technique Amma
the father of Western Medicine Hippocrates
Systematic and scientific manipulation of the soft tissues of the body for the purpose of obtaining and maintaining health Massage
the scared Indian practice in which includes massage Ayur-Veda
the individual whose efforts led primarily to text that commonly used French terminology to describe massage strokes Johann Mezger
the classical script of Traditional Chinese Medicine Nei-Ching
Scientist who demonstrated that blood circulation is impelled by the beating of the heart through arteries and veins William Harvey
the work generally credited as being the first book of sports medicine Arte Gymnastica
the father of Swedish Massage Pehr Henrik Ling
Passive Movements movements of the patient preformed by the therapist (stretching, range of motion)
Active Movements Movements preformed by the patient (exercise)
Duplicated Movements Movements preformed by the patient with the help of the therapist (active assist)
When the term "Massage" came into use middle 1900's
the person who first analyzed the phenomenon of muscle contraction Borelli
Therapeutic system using movement to overcome discomforts that arise form abnormal conditions Swedish Gymnastics
A component of Ling's system that blends massage with the science of physiology Swedish Massage
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