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, TESTf k BANKf k MASSAGEf k THERAPYf k 7/Ef k SUSANf k SALVO
Chapterfk01:fkHistoryfkoffkMassage:fkPrehistoricfkTimesfktofkthefkModernfkErafkand
fkProfessionalSocieties,fkOrganizations,fkandfkAssociations.
MULTIPLEfkCHOICE
1. Whichfkmethodfkisfkdefinedfkasfkmanipulationfkoffksoftfktissuefkusingfkpressurefkandfk
tractionfkforclinical,fktherapeutic,fkandfkpalliativefkpurposes?
a. Acupuncture
b. Ayurveda
c. Polarityfktherapy
d. Massagefk therapy
ANS:f k D
Massagefktherapyfkthefkmanipulationfkoffksoftfktissuefkusingfkcompressionfkandfkdecompr
ession/tractionfkforfkclinical,fktherapeutic,fkandfkpalliativefkpurposesfkorfkforfkwellnessfka
ndself-carefkpurposes.
2. Whichfk originfk forfk thefk wordfk massagefk isfk Greek?
a. Mashesh
b. Masso
c. Masser
d. Makeh
ANS:f k B
Thefkoriginfkoffkthefkwordfkmassagefkisfkunclear,fkbutfkcanfkbefktracedfktofknumerousfksou
rces:fkthefkHebrewmashesh,fkthefkGreekfkmassofkandfkmassin,fkthefkLatinfkmassa,fkthefkA
rabicfkmass’h,fkthefkSanskritfkmakeh,fkandfkthefkFrenchfkmasser.
3. Whenfk wasfk thefk earliestfk thefk termfk massagefk wasfk usedfk byfkmostfk European-basedfk cultures?
a. 1600s
b. 1700s
c. 1800s
d. 1900s
ANS:f k C
Byfkthefkearlyfk1800s,fkthefktermfkmassagefkwasfkusedfkbyfkmostfkEuropean-
basedfkcultures.Historically,fkmassagefkwasfkreferredfktofkbyfkitsfktechniquesfksuc
hfkasfkfrictionfkorfkrubbing.
4. Thefkfirstfk writtenfk recordsfk offk massagefk datefk backfk tofk 3000fk BCEfk infk whichfk country?
a. India
b. China
c. Egypt
d. Greece
ANS:f k B
Writtenfkrecordsfkregardingfkthefkpracticefkoffkmassagefkgofkbackfktofk3000fkBCEfkinfkCh
ina.AcupuncturefkwasfknotfkmentionedfkinfkChinesefkwritingsfkuntilfk90fkBCE.
5. Whichfk workfk isfk commonlyfkreferredfk tofk asfk thefk classicfk scripturefk offk traditionalfk Chinesefk
medicine?
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