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,chapter 01: History of Massage: Prehistoric Times to the Modern Era and Profe
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ssionalSocieties, Organizations, and Associations. am am am




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1. Which method is defined as manipulation of soft tissue using pressure and traction
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amforclinical, therapeutic, and palliative purposes?
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a. Acupuncture
b. Ayurveda
c. Polarity therapy am



d. Massage therapy am




ANS: D a m



Massage therapy the manipulation of soft tissue using compression and decompression
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/traction for clinical, therapeutic, and palliative purposes or for wellness andself-
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care purposes. am




2. Which origin for the word massage is Greek?
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a. Mashesh
b. Masso
c. Masser
d. Makeh

ANS: B a m



The origin of the word massage is unclear, but can be traced to numerous sources: the
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mHebrewmashesh, the Greek masso and massin, the Latin massa, the Arabic mass’h, t am am am am am am am am am am am am



he Sanskrit 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 f
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riction or rubbing. am am




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
ANS: B a m



Written records regarding the practice of massage go back to 3000 BCE in China.Acu
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puncture 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 medicin
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e?




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, a. Tao Te Ching am am



b. Nei Ching am



c. Ayur-Veda
d. Corpus Hippocraticum am




ANS: B a m



At the time of Hwang Ti, various ideas and beliefs were compiled under the name of the
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Yellow Emperor (died in 2599 BCE) which became the classic scripture of traditional C
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hinesemedicine known as the Nei Chang. The Nei Chang was written about 2760 BCE,
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and this work contains detailed descriptions of massage procedures as well as herbal me
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dicines.

6. What is the original massage technique in China and the precursor to manual and
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m energetictherapies?
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 Chines
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etherapies, manual and energetic. am am am




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



Knowledge of amma massage traveled to the subcontinent of India from China, and m
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assagebecame part of Hindu tradition. Massage is described in India’s first great medi
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cal texts, the Ayurveda books of wisdom (about 1800 BCE) and recommend massage
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as an indispensablevhealing procedure.
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8. Which method is Japanese but based on Chinese medicine concepts, and uses pressure
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amappliedfrom the practitioner’s thumbs, elbows, and other parts of the body?
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a. Ayurveda
b. Shiatsu
c. Massage
d. Amma
ANS: B a m



Shiatsu is a Japanese method based on the same traditional Chinese medicine concep
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ts asacupuncture —
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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
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mpractitioners use their fingers, thumbs, forearms, elbows, and even their knees and
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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

ANS: D a m



Hippocrates was known to be a fine physician, founder of a medical school, author of
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numerous books, and advocated the use of massage or “rubbing.” These works are col
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lectively known as the Corpus Hippocraticum, and summarized much of what was kn
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ownabout disease and medicine in the ancient world. Hippocrates is generally recogni
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zed as the father of modern Western medicine, and he believed that physicians should
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avoid causing harm to patients.
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10. Who wrote the Canon of Medicine, the most famous book in the history of medicine in
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m boththe East and the West? am am am am



a. Rhazes
b. Celsus
c. Avicenna
d. Hippocrates
ANS: C a m



A text entitled
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or Canon of Medicine was written by one of the gre am am am am am am am am am am



atestPersian physicians of his era, Avicenna (980- am am am am am am



1037). He was also known as Ibn Sina. The Canon of Medicine is the most famous book
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in the 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

ANS: A a m



Ambroise Paré (1515- am am



1590) was a famous French surgeon who was among the earliest individuals in this er
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a to discuss the effects of massage. He used friction to treat dislocatedjoints and other
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orthopedic conditions.
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12. Who was the first known scientist to demonstrate that blood circulation due to
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am muscularcontraction of the heart? am am am



a. Paré
b. Galen
c. Harvey
d. Mezger
ANS: C a m



English scientist William Harvey (1578–
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1657) discovered the circulation of blood in 1628,and his writings did much to prom
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ote 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
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heartmuscular contraction (systole) pumped blood through arteries and veins.
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13. Who developed the Swedish Movement Cure, which included the use of massage?
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b. Pehr H. Ling am am



c. George Henry Taylor am am




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