Massage History

2. developed connective tissue massage
7. divided massage into mechanical & reflexive massage
8. authors of "Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation"
11. believes that magnetic fields have an effect on the body and devised polarity therapy as a result
12. wrote about hippocrates methods in early medicinal practice
16. credited with developing swedish massage
17. given credit for bringing massage to the scientific community
18. a nurse in outback australia that used massage to help treat polio
19. word derived from Latin "Massa", Greek "Massein", & Arabic "Mass"
21. influenced the importance of touch in the form of massage based on a lot of research she conducted in 1991.
23. formalized the concept of chair massage
24. most noteworthy educator & author for current times for muscle energy, positional release, strain/counterstrain, and neuromuscular techniques
25. developed Lomi Lomi
27. means push-pull
29. developed the trager method
30. contributed by adding energetic approaches to therapeutic touch

1. wrote "healing massage techniques" which contributed greatly to both massage and physical therapy
3. began using massage for joint stiffness & wound healing post surgery
4. coauthor with David Simons about trigger point therapy in a 2 volume set
5. introduced swedish techniques to the US
6. president who encouraged physical activity and caused interest in preventative medicine and affected sports massage interest
9. used transverse friction massage to help with soft tissue dysfunction
10. wrote textbooks on massage & hydrotherapy
13. wrote a series of 8 books entitled "De Medicina"
14. means press-rub
15. helped his neuralgia & epileptic issues by pinching all over for relief
20. developed manual lymphatic drainage
21. the arts of massage was first mentioned in writing
22. founder of the rolfing system of massage
26. pioneer of aromatherapy
28. first doctor to describe the medical benefits of anointing and massage