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Complete test bank for Massage Therapy 7th Edition. Covers history, ethics, anatomy, physiology, pathology, kinesiology, hydrotherapy, reflexology, clinical massage, and business practices. Includes multiple-choice with answers.

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, Chapter 01: History of Massage: Prehistoric Times to the Modern Era, and
Professional Societies, Organizations, and Associations
Salvo: Massage Therapy, 6th Edition


MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. Which method is defined as manual manipulation of soft tissue using pressure and traction
for therapeutic, palliative, and recreational purposes?
a. Acupuncture
b. Ayurveda
c. Polarity therapy
d. Massage therapy

ANS>> D
Massage therapy is as a method of manipulating soft tissue using pressure and traction
for therapeutic, palliative, and recreational purposes.

2. Which origin for the word massage is Greek?
a. Mashesh
b. Masso c.
Masser d.
Makeh
ANS>> B
The origin of the word massage is unclear, but can be traced to numerous sources: the Hebrew
mashesh, the Greek masso and massin, the Latin massa, the Arabic mass’h, the Sanskrit
makeh, and the French mas

3. When is the earliest the term massage was used by most European-based cultures?
a. 1600s
b. 1700s
c. 1800s
d. 1900s

ANS>> C
By the early 1800s, the term massage was used by most European-based cultures.
Historically, massage was referred to by its techniques such as friction or simply
rubbing.

4. The first written records of massage date back to 3000 BC in which country?
a. India
b. China c.
Egypt d.
Greece
ANS>> B
Early records have revealed that the practice of massage goes back to China, as early as 3000
BC. Acupuncture was not mentioned in Chinese writings until 90 BC.

5. Which work is commonly referred to as the classic scripture of traditional Chinese medicine?
a. Tao Te Ching




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, b. Nei Ching
c. Ayur-Veda
d. Corpus Hippocraticum

ANS>> B
At the time of Hwang Ti, various ideas and beliefs were compiled under the name of the
Yellow Emperor (died in 2599 BC) which became the classic scripture of traditional Chinese
medicine known as the Nei Chang. The Nei Chang was written about 2760 BC, and this work
contains detailed descriptions of massage procedures as well as herbal medicines.

6. What is the original massage technique in China and the precursor to manual and
energetic therapies?
a. Polarity
b. Shiatsu
c. Acupuncture
d. Amma

ANS>> D
Amma is regarded as the original massage technique and precursor to all other
Chinese therapies, manual and energetic.

7. Which healing method is based on Hindu tradition?
a. Ayurveda
b. Shiatsu
c. Amma
d. Polarity

ANS>> A

Knowledge of amma massage traveled to the subcontinent of India from China and massage
became part of Hindu tradition. Massage is described in India’s first great medical works,
the Ayur-Veda books of wisdom (about 1800 BC) and recommend it as an almost
indispensable healing procedure.

8. Which method is Japanese but based on Chinese medicine concepts, and uses applied
pressure of the thumbs, elbows, and other parts of the body?
a. Ayurveda
b. Shiatsu
c. Massage
d. Amma

ANS>> B
Shiatsu is a Japanese method based on the same traditional Chinese medicine concepts as
acupuncture. Acupuncturists use needles at specific points to balance the flow of energy;
shiatsu therapists use their fingers, thumbs, forearms, and elbows, and even their knees
and feet.

9. Who is generally recognized as the father of modern Western medicine?
a. Galen b.
Celsus c.
Rhazes
d. Hippocrates





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