Test Bank - Massage Therapy-Principles and Practice, 7th Edition (Salvo, 2023), Chapter 1-30 | All Chapters

TEST BANK Massage Therapy 7/E Susan Salvo

Chapter 01: History of Massage: Prehistoric Times to the
Modern Era and Professional
VF Societies, Organizations,
VF and
Associations.


MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. Which method is defined as manipulation of soft tissue
using pressure and traction for clinical,
VF VF therapeutic, and
palliative purposes?
a. Acupuncture
b. Ayurveda
c. Polarity therapy
d. Massage therapy
ANS: D
Massage therapy the manipulation of soft tissue using compression and
VF VF VF



decompression/traction for
VF clinical, therapeutic, and palliative
purposes or for wellness and self-care
VF 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
VF massin, theLatin massa, the Arabic VF mass’h, the
Sanskrit makeh, and the
VF VF French
VF masser.

3. When was the earliest the term massagewas used by
most
VF European-
based cultures?VF



a. 1600s
b. 1700s
c. 1800s
d. 1900s
ANS: C
By the early VF 1800s, the term massage was used by most European-based
VF VF VF



cultures.
VF Historically, massage was referred to
F
V by its
techniques such as friction or rubbing.
VF




4. The first written VF recordsof massage date back to 3000
V F BCE in which
country?
VF



a. India
b. China
c. Egypt
d. Greece
ANS: B
Written records regarding the practice of massage go back to
3000 BCE VF in China. Acupuncture was not mentioned in

, Chinese writings until 90 BCE.

5. Which work is commonly referred to as the
VF V F classic scripture of
traditional Chinese medicine?
VF

, a. Tao Te Ching
b. Nei Ching
c. Ayur-Veda
d. Corpus Hippocraticum
ANS: B
At the time of Hwang Ti, various ideas and beliefs were compiled under
F
V F
V VF V
F VF



the name of the
VF Yellow Emperor (died in 2599 BCE) which
V F



became the classic scripture of traditional Chinese
VF medicine VF



known asthe Nei Chang. The Nei Chang was written about
V F VF F
V V
F V F



2760 BCE, and this work contains detailed descriptions of VF VF



massage procedures as
VF well as herbal medicines. V
F V F




6. What is the original massage technique in China and
the precursor
VF to manual and VF energetic therapies?
a. Polarity
b. Shiatsu
c. Acupuncture
d. Amma
ANS: D
Amma is regarded as the original massage technique and
precursor to VF all other Chinese therapies, manualand energetic. VF VF VF




7. Which healing method is based on Hindu tradition?
a. Ayurveda
b. Shiatsu
c. Amma
d. Polarity
ANS: A
Knowledge V F V Fof amma V F V F V F massage V F V F traveled V Fto V F V F V F



the V F V F V F subcontinent V F V F of India VF V F V F from China, and V F V F VF V F



massage V F V F became part
V F VF of Hindu tradition. VF V F



Massage V F V F is
V F describedV F V F in V F V F V FIndia’s first great VF V F V F V F



medical V F V F



texts, V F V F the Ayurveda books
V F V F V F V F of V F V F wisdom (about 1800 V F V F VF V F



BCE) and
V F V F V F recommend massage as V F V F V F V F V F an V F indispensable healing V F V F V F



procedure.
V F




8. Which method is Japanese but based onChinese medicine
concepts, and
VF uses pressure applied VF from the
practitioner’s thumbs, elbows, and V F other parts of the VF



body? VF



a. Ayurveda
b. Shiatsu
c. Massage
d. Amma
ANS: B
Shiatsu a Japanese V method
F basedV F on is V F V F V F V F V F V F V F V F V F V F V F



the same
V Ftraditional Chinese medicine concepts
V F V as F V F V F VF V F V F V F V F V F



acupuncture
V F —energy V flows
F in the body V F V F V F V F V F V F V F V F VF V F



through V streams
F called channels or meridians. V F V F V F V F V F V F V F V F V F



Acupuncturists use needles at specific points
V F V F V F V F V F V F V F V F V F V F V F V F V F V F V F V F



V to F balance
V F the flow of
V F V F V F V F V F V F V F V F V F VF



energy; shiatsu practitioners use V their
F fingers,
V F V F V F V F V F V F V F V F V F V F