,Chapter,.01:,.History,.of,.Massage:,.Prehistoric,.Times,.to,.the,.Modern,.Era,.and,.Professional,.S
ocieties,,.Organizations,,.and,.Associations.
MULTIPLE,.CHOICE
1. Which,.method,.is,.defined,.as,.manipulation,.of,.soft,.tissue,.using,.pressure,.and,.traction,.f
or,.clinical,,.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,.decompression/t
raction,.for,.clinical,,.therapeutic,,.and,.palliative,.purposes,.or,.for,.wellness,.and,.self-
care,.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,.Hebr
ew,.mashesh,,.the,.Greek,.masso,.and,.massin,,.the,.Latin,.massa,,.the,.Arabic,.mass’h,,.the,.Sanskrit
,.makeh,,.and,.the,.French,.masser.
3. When,.was,.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,
.rubbing.
4. The,.first,.written,.records,.of,.massage,.date,.back,.to,.3000,.BCE,.in,.which,.country?
a. India
b. China
c. Egypt
d. Greece
ANS:, . B
Written,.records,.regarding,.the,.practice,.of,.massage,.go,.back,.to,.3000,.BCE,.in,.China.,.Acupu
, ncture,.was,.not,.mentioned,.in,.Chinese,.writings,.until,.90,.BCE.
5. Which,.work,.is,.commonly,.referred,.to,.as,.the,.classic,.scripture,.of,.traditional,.Chinese,.medicine?
, 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,.the,.name,.of,.the,.Y
ellow,.Emperor,.(died,.in,.2599,.BCE),.which,.became,.the,.classic,.scripture,.of,.traditional,.Chines
e,.medicine,.known,.as,.the,.Nei,.Chang.,.The,.Nei,.Chang,.was,.written,.about,.2760,.BCE,,.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,.energe
tic,.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,.t
herapies,,.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,.be
came,.part,.of,.Hindu,.tradition.,.Massage,.is,.described,.in,.India’s,.first,.great,.medical,.texts,,.the,.Ayu
rveda,.books,.of,.wisdom,.(about,.1800,.BCE),.and,.recommend,.massage,.as,.an,.indispensable,.healin
g,.procedure.
8. Which,.method,.is,.Japanese,.but,.based,.on,.Chinese,.medicine,.concepts,,.and,.uses,.pressure,.appli
ed,.from,.the,.practitioner’s,.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,.acupu
ncture,.—energy,.flows,.in,.the,.body,.through,.streams,.called,.channels,.or,.meridians.
Acupuncturists,.use,.needles,.at,.specific,.points,.to,.balance,.the,.flow,.of,.energy;,.shiatsu,.prac
titioners,.use,.their,.fingers,,.thumbs,,.forearms,,.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