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Chapter 01: History of Massage: Prehistoric Times to the Modern Era and Professi
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1. Which method is defined as manipulation of soft tissue using pressure and traction fo
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rclinical, therapeutic, and palliative purposes?
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a. Acupuncture
b. Ayurveda
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Massage therapy the manipulation of soft tissue using compression and decompression/tr
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action for clinical, therapeutic, and palliative purposes or for wellness andself-
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2. Which origin for the word massage is Greek?
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a. Mashesh
b. Masso
c. Masser
d. Makeh
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rewmashesh, the Greek masso and massin, the Latin massa, the Arabic mass’h, the Sansk
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rit makeh, and the French masser.
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3. When was the earliest the term massage was used by most European-based cultures?
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a. 1600s
b. 1700s
c. 1800s
d. 1900s
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By the early 1800s, the term massage was used by most European-
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based cultures.Historically, massage was referred to by its techniques such as frict
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ion or rubbing.
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4. The first written records of massage date back to 3000 BCE in which country?
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a. India
b. China
c. Egypt
d. Greece
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cture was not mentioned in Chinese writings until 90 BCE.
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5. Which work is commonly referred to as the classic scripture of traditional Chinese medicine?
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, a. Tao Te Ching dt dt



b. Nei Ching dt



c. Ayur-Veda
d. Corpus Hippocraticum dt




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At the time of Hwang Ti, various ideas and beliefs were compiled under the name of the Yell
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ow Emperor (died in 2599 BCE) which became the classic scripture of traditional Chinesem
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edicine known as the Nei Chang. The Nei Chang was written about 2760 BCE, and this wor
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k contains detailed descriptions of massage procedures as well as herbal medicines.
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6. What is the original massage technique in China and the precursor to manual and ene
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rgetictherapies?
a. Polarity
b. Shiatsu
c. Acupuncture
d. Amma

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Amma is regarded as the original massage technique and precursor to all other Chinesethe
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7. Which healing method is based on Hindu tradition?
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a. Ayurveda
b. Shiatsu
c. Amma
d. Polarity
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Knowledge of amma massage traveled to the subcontinent of India from China, and mass
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agebecame part of Hindu tradition. Massage is described in India’s first great medical tex
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ts, the Ayurveda books of wisdom (about 1800 BCE) and recommend massage as an indi
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spensablevhealing procedure. dt




8. Which method is Japanese but based on Chinese medicine concepts, and uses pressure ap
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pliedfrom the practitioner’s thumbs, elbows, and other parts of the body?
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a. Ayurveda
b. Shiatsu
c. Massage
d. Amma
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Shiatsu is a Japanese method based on the same traditional Chinese medicine concepts a
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sacupuncture —energy flows in the body through streams called channels or meridians.
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Acupuncturists use needles at specific points to balance the flow of energy; shiatsu pr dt dt dt dt dt dt dt dt dt dt dt dt dt



actitioners use their fingers, thumbs, forearms, elbows, and even their knees and feet.
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9. Who is generally recognized as the father of modern Western medicine?
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a. Galen
b. Celsus
c. Rhazes




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, d. Hippocrates

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Hippocrates was known to be a fine physician, founder of a medical school, author of num
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erous books, and advocated the use of massage or “rubbing.” These works are collectivel
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y known as the Corpus Hippocraticum, and summarized much of what was knownabout
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disease and medicine in the ancient world. Hippocrates is generally recognized as the fath
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er of modern Western medicine, and he believed that physicians should avoid causing har
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m to patients.
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10. Who wrote the Canon of Medicine, the most famous book in the history of medicine in bot
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hthe East and the West?
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a. Rhazes
b. Celsus
c. Avicenna
d. Hippocrates
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1037). He was also known as Ibn Sina. The Canon of Medicine is the most famous book in t
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he history of medicine in both the East and the West.
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11. Which individual discussed the effects of massage and used friction on joints in the 1500s?
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a. Paré
b. Harvey
c. Galen
d. Mezger

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Ambroise Paré (1515- dt dt



1590) was a famous French surgeon who was among the earliest individuals in this era to
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discuss the effects of massage. He used friction to treat dislocatedjoints and other orthope
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dic conditions. dt




12. Who was the first known scientist to demonstrate that blood circulation due to m
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uscularcontraction of the heart? dt dt dt



a. Paré
b. Galen
c. Harvey
d. Mezger
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English scientist William Harvey (1578–
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1657) discovered the circulation of blood in 1628,and his writings did much to promote
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the acceptance of massage as a treatment measure.
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Harvey observed the hearts of living animals and determined that active phase of the he
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artmuscular contraction (systole) pumped blood through arteries and veins.dt dt dt dt dt dt dt dt




13. Who developed the Swedish Movement Cure, which included the use of massage?
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