China - answer3000 BC
Called their technique 'amma'
Used for promotion and restoration of health and relaxation
India – answer Ayurvedic Medicine
Healing and prolonging life
Mind, body and spirit approach
Greeks - answer Massage formed a part of everyday exercise and fitness
Romans - answer Used massage for treating sore and stiff muscles, curing disease and
improving circulation
Hippocrates - answer Known as the father of medicine
Per Henrik Ling (1776 - 1839) - answer Developed Swedish Massage
Movements are known as the Ling system
Became president of the Royal Swedish Central Institute of Gymnastics in 1813
What year did the Swedish institute open in London - answer1838
Holistic Massage - answer Involves the whole mind, body and spirit of the person
Holistic is the Greek word for 'Hollos' - whole
Hemophilia - answer bloods inability to clot
High cholesterol - answer Buildup of fatty substance
Leukemia - answer Cancer of the blood
Over production of white blood cells
Phlebitis - answer Inflammation of a vein
Varicose veins - answer Caused by the collapse of valves in the veins
When massaging always ensure to work above the varicose veins and not directly on
them
Why should massage movements be used with upward pressure towards the heart -
answerto help venous return and lymphatic drainage
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