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1.bbb Whichbmethodbisbdefinedbasbmanualbmanipulationbofbsoftbtissuebusingbpressurebandbtractionbforbt
herapeutic,bpalliative,bandbrecreationalbpurposes?
a.bbb Acupuncture
b.bbb Ayurveda
c.bbb Polaritybtherapy
d.bbb Massagebtherapy
ANS:bb D
Massagebtherapybisbasbabmethodbofbmanipulatingbsoftbtissuebusingbpressurebandbtractionbforbt
herapeutic,bpalliative,bandbrecreationalbpurposes.

2.bbb WhichboriginbforbthebwordbmassagebisbGreek?
a.bbb Mashesh
b.bbbMassobc
.bbbMasserbd
.bbb Makeh
ANS:bb B
Theboriginbofbthebwordbmassagebisbunclear,bbutbcanbbebtracedbtobnumerousbsources:bthebHebrew
mashesh,bthebGreekbmassobandbmassin,bthebLatinbmassa,bthebArabicbmass’h,bthebSanskrit
makeh,bandbthebFrenchbmasTsE
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3.bbb WhenbisbthebearliestbthebtermbmassagebwasbusedbbybmostbEuropean-basedbcultures?
a.bbb1600sb
b.bbb1700sb
c.bbb1800sb
d.bbb 1900s
ANS:bb C
Bybthebearlyb1800s,bthebtermbmassagebwasbusedbbybmostbEuropean-
basedbcultures.bHistorically,bmassagebwasbreferredbtobbybitsbtechniquesbsuchbasbfrictionborbsi
mplybrubbing.

4.bbb Thebfirstbwrittenbrecordsbofbmassagebdatebbackbtob3000bBCbinbwhichbcountry?
a.bbb India
b.bbb Chinabc
.bbb Egyptbd.
bbb Greece
ANS:bb B
EarlybrecordsbhavebrevealedbthatbthebpracticebofbmassagebgoesbbackbtobChina,basbearlybasb3000
BC.bAcupuncturebwasbnotbmentionedbinbChinesebwritingsbuntilb90bBC.

5.bbb WhichbworkbisbcommonlybreferredbtobasbthebclassicbscripturebofbtraditionalbChinesebmedicine?
a.bbb TaobTebChing

, b.bbb NeibChing
c.bbb Ayur-Veda
d.bbb CorpusbHippocraticum
ANS:bb B
AtbthebtimebofbHwangbTi,bvariousbideasbandbbeliefsbwerebcompiledbunderbthebnamebofbthebYello
wbEmperorb(diedbinb2599bBC)bwhichbbecamebthebclassicbscripturebofbtraditionalbChinesebmedici
nebknownbasbthebNeibChang.bThebNeibChangbwasbwrittenbaboutb2760bBC,bandbthisbworkbcontains
bdetailedbdescriptionsbofbmassagebproceduresbasbwellbasbherbalbmedicines.




6.bbb WhatbisbtheboriginalbmassagebtechniquebinbChinabandbthebprecursorbtobmanualbandbenergeticbt
herapies?
a.bbb Polarity
b.bbb Shiatsu
c.bbb Acupuncture
d.bbb Amma
ANS:bb D
AmmabisbregardedbasbtheboriginalbmassagebtechniquebandbprecursorbtoballbotherbChinesebt
herapies,bmanualbandbenergetic.

7.bbb WhichbhealingbmethodbisbbasedbonbHindubtradition?
a.bbb Ayurveda
b.bbbShiatsub
c.bbb Ammabd
.bbb Polarity
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KnowledgebofbammabmassagebtraveledbtobthebsubcontinentbofbIndiabfrombChinabandbmassage
becamebpartbofbHindubtradition.bMassagebisbdescribedbinbIndia’sbfirstbgreatbmedicalbworks,btheb
Ayur-
Vedabbooksbofbwisdomb(aboutb1800bBC)bandbrecommendbitbasbanbalmostbindispensablebhealingb
procedure.

8.bbb WhichbmethodbisbJapanesebbutbbasedbonbChinesebmedicinebconcepts,bandbusesbappliedbpressurebo
fbthebthumbs,belbows,bandbotherbpartsbofbthebbody?
a.bbb Ayurveda
b.bbb Shiatsu
c.bbb Massage
d.bbb Amma
ANS:bb B
ShiatsubisbabJapanesebmethodbbasedbonbthebsamebtraditionalbChinesebmedicinebconceptsbasbac
upuncture.bAcupuncturistsbusebneedlesbatbspecificbpointsbtobbalancebthebflowbofbenergy;bshiats
ubtherapistsbusebtheirbfingers,bthumbs,bforearms,bandbelbows,bandbevenbtheirbkneesbandbfeet.

9.bbb WhobisbgenerallybrecognizedbasbthebfatherbofbmodernbWesternbmedicine?
a.bbb Galenbb
.bbbCelsusbc.
bbb Rhazes
d.bbb Hippocrates

, ANS:bb D
Hippocratesbwasbknownbtobbebabfinebclinician,bfounderbofbabmedicalbschool,bauthorbof
numerousbbooks,bandbadvocatedbthebusebofbmassageborb“rubbing.”bHisbworksbarebcollectively
knownbasbthebCorpusbHippocraticum,bandbsummarizedbmuchbofbwhatbwasbknownbabout
diseasebandbmedicinebinbthebancientbworld.bHippocratesbisbgenerallybrecognizedbasbthebfatherbofb
modernbWesternbmedicine,bandbhebbelievedbthatbphysiciansbshouldbavoidbcausingbharmbtobpatien
ts.

10.bbb WhobwrotebthebCanonbofbMedicine,bthebmostbfamousbbookbinbthebhistorybofbmedicinebinbbothbt
hebEastbandbthebWest?
a.bbb Rhazes
b.bbb Celsus
c.bbb Avicenna
d.bbb Hippocrates
ANS:bb C
Abtextbentitledbb
borbCanonbofbMedicinebwasbwrittenbbybonebofbthebgreatestbPersianbphysiciansbofbhisbera,bAvicen

nab(980-
1037).bHebwasbalsobknownbasbIbnbSina.bThebCanonbofbMedicinebisbthebmostbfamousbbookbinbth
ebhistorybofbmedicinebinbbothbthebEastbandbthebWest.

11.bbb Whichbindividualbdiscussedbthebeffectsbofbmassagebandbusedbfrictionbonbjointsbinbtheb1500s?
a.bbb Paré
b.bbb Harvey
c.bbb Galen
d.bbb Mezger
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AmbroisebParéb(1515-
1590)bwasbabfamousbFrenchbsurgeonbwhobwasbamongbthebearliestbindividualsbinbthisberabt
obdiscussbthebeffectsbofbmassage.bHebalsobusedbfrictionbtobtreatbdislocatedbjointsbandbother
borthopedicbconditions.




12.bbb Whobwasbthebfirstbknownbscientistbtobdemonstratebthatbbloodbcirculationbduebtobmuscularbc
ontractionbofbthebheart?
a.bbb Paré
b.bbb Galen
c.bbb Harvey
d.bbb Mezger
ANS:bb C
EnglishbscientistbWilliambHarveyb(1578–
1657)bdiscoveredbthebcirculationbofbbloodbinb1628.bHarveybobservedbthebheartsbofblivingbanim
alsbandbdeterminedbthatbmuscularbcontraction
(systole)bpumpedbbloodbthroughbarteriesbandbveins.bThisbdiscoverybenhancedbthebacceptancebofb
massagebasbabtherapeuticbmeasure.

13.bbb WhobdevelopedbthebSwedishbMovementbCure,bwhichbincludedbthebusebofbmassage?
a.bbb JohannbMezger
b.bbb PehrbH.bLing
c.bbb GeorgebHenrybTaylor
d.bbb JohnbHarveybKellogg