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Massage
Massage
is an instinctive human response that when we bump ourselves
that we rub it and the 'ouch' soon goes away. This basic instinct
has been slowly developed over the countless generations into
a sophisticated healing art and science.
Massage
is a scientific method of manipulating the soft tissues of
the body to have specific effect. Its objective is the restoration
of function, release of tension and the re-establishment of
the contours where this is desirable.
Massage
Therapy is:
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The holistic application of physical touch to affect the
systems of the body; ie. the muscular, skeletal, digestive,
elimination, respiratory, circulatory, lymphatic, endocrine,
emotional, mental and nervous systems.
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It is the manipulation the soft tissues of the body with
the hands for therapeutic, healing, relaxing and pleasurable
effects.
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It is the loving touch of the heart expressed through the
hands.
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It is not physiotherapy or any practice of manipulation
of the skeletal structure.
The
word massage is most likely to have emerged from the Greek
word 'Massein', meaning 'to knead' or the Arabic word 'mas'h'
meaning 'to press softly'. Massage is the oldest form of physical
medicine known to man and can be traced back to the early
Chinese medical manuscripts around 400BC. Massage was advocated
by Hippocrates who was born in the fifth century and was known
as 'the father of medicine'.
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