Massage Therapy Chapter 1 (with correct answers)

Massage therapy correct answers manipulating soft tissue using compression and traction for therapeutic, palliative, and self care or recreational purposes. What was massage called in Hebrew? correct answers mashesh What was massage called in Greek? correct answers masso or massin What was massage called in Latin? correct answers massa What is massage called in Arabic? correct answers mass'h What is massage called in sanskrit? correct answers makeh What is massage called in French? correct answers masser What is the classic scripture of traditional Chinese medicine? What did it contain? correct answers Nei Chang, detailed descriptions of massage procedures as well as herbal medicines What is the term used to describe massage in China? correct answers amma, amna, or anmo Massage is described in India's first great medical works correct answers Ayurveda books of wisdom What ancient cultures used massage in conjunction with plant essences? correct answers Egypt and Japan What ancient culture were first to study essential oils and codify their effects? correct answers Egyptian In Japan, amma evolved into what? correct answers Shiatsu What is Shiatsu? correct answers it means finger pressure. Same traditional chinese medicine concepts as acupuncture, namely that energy flows in the body in streams called "channels" or "meridians". Shiatsu teaching, pain and discomfort occur when these channels are blocked or depleted. Shiatsu therapists use their fingers, thumbs, forearms, elbows, and even their knees and feet to press into points called tsubos (openings into the channels). Who is Hippocrates of Cos? correct answers physician, founder of medical school, author of numerous books, and advocated for the use of massage. Recognized as father of modern Western medicine. What culture is responsible for giving massage a high degree of social acceptance? correct answers Greece